scutum covering again

[Matt Lukes]

One further thing, my test was conducted to break the potential outer layer materials from the inside- to test the material's tearing capacity. On a real scutum the impact would come from the exterior and the wood wouldn't flex the same way or NEARLY as much. It seems to me the major danger to the covering from an impact on the scutum would be separation of the material from the wood, so I'm going to repeat these tests and try bending the wood the other way to see how/ if it separates.