05-16-2014, 10:41 PM
I have some more pictures!!! 
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Here's the Dremel Multi-max tool that has been great for removing material from the inside.
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This is the handle I am thinking of using. I was thinking about the antilabe and have started to wonder... If the antilabe was a solid thing (such as this metal handle) and an impact occurred (on the edge of the aspis), would it be more likely to come loose or rip out than a leather throng/rope antilabe? The reason being that the rope taking some of the force and decellerating the shield better? (I know that sounds strange...) I'm just having a hard time wrapping my head around why a metal antilabe wouldn't have been used. :unsure: (maybe just my imagination running rampant...
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I want to try and keep the aspis fairly historically accurate.
OH! Before I forget! The weight for the aspis! It has actually become a very nice weight.
Weight once completly glued (No Sanding) - 18lbs / 8kg <---At this point everyone was telling me to make it a table. Waaaaaay heavy! (Needless to say I ignored them!)
Weight after sanding - 13.5lbs / 6kg <---At this point everyone was telling me to finish it!!!
Now? I've taken a bit more off so I estimate 12.5lbs? This is a really good weight. Feels really good.
Eric
[attachment=9917]WP_20140513_001.jpg[/attachment]
[attachment=9918]WP_20140513_002.jpg[/attachment]
Profile
[attachment=9919]WP_20140513_003.jpg[/attachment]
Here's the Dremel Multi-max tool that has been great for removing material from the inside.
[attachment=9920]WP_20140513_004.jpg[/attachment]
[attachment=9921]WP_20140513_005.jpg[/attachment]
[attachment=9922]WP_20140514_003.jpg[/attachment]
This is the handle I am thinking of using. I was thinking about the antilabe and have started to wonder... If the antilabe was a solid thing (such as this metal handle) and an impact occurred (on the edge of the aspis), would it be more likely to come loose or rip out than a leather throng/rope antilabe? The reason being that the rope taking some of the force and decellerating the shield better? (I know that sounds strange...) I'm just having a hard time wrapping my head around why a metal antilabe wouldn't have been used. :unsure: (maybe just my imagination running rampant...
)I want to try and keep the aspis fairly historically accurate.
OH! Before I forget! The weight for the aspis! It has actually become a very nice weight.
Weight once completly glued (No Sanding) - 18lbs / 8kg <---At this point everyone was telling me to make it a table. Waaaaaay heavy! (Needless to say I ignored them!)
Weight after sanding - 13.5lbs / 6kg <---At this point everyone was telling me to finish it!!!
Now? I've taken a bit more off so I estimate 12.5lbs? This is a really good weight. Feels really good.
Eric
