07-05-2016, 03:29 PM
Forgive me if this has already been discussed. I did a few searches and couldn't quite find what I was looking for...
But my next project I'm researching is how to make an aspis, and I wanted to construct it out of materials that closely replicate what the ancients would have used and also construct the shield in a similar 'ancient' method.
I do not want to layer circles of plywood of increasing size, glue them together, and then sand the edges down to make a bowl. What I am interested in is how the Greeks would have made shields thousands of years before modern tools and machinery.
I have read about a couple extant shields with a bit of wood remaining, but I can't seem find a ton of information on them. Does anyone have any suggestions? Any insight would be appreciated!
Thank you!
But my next project I'm researching is how to make an aspis, and I wanted to construct it out of materials that closely replicate what the ancients would have used and also construct the shield in a similar 'ancient' method.
I do not want to layer circles of plywood of increasing size, glue them together, and then sand the edges down to make a bowl. What I am interested in is how the Greeks would have made shields thousands of years before modern tools and machinery.
I have read about a couple extant shields with a bit of wood remaining, but I can't seem find a ton of information on them. Does anyone have any suggestions? Any insight would be appreciated!
Thank you!
Scott B.