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Aspis Construction Method
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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!
Scott B.
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Aspis Construction Method - by rocktupac - 07-05-2016, 03:29 PM
RE: Aspis Construction Method - by Dan Howard - 07-06-2016, 12:31 PM
RE: Aspis Construction Method - by rocktupac - 07-06-2016, 05:44 PM
RE: Aspis Construction Method - by Creon01 - 07-06-2016, 02:18 PM
RE: Aspis Construction Method - by Dan Howard - 07-06-2016, 11:53 PM
RE: Aspis Construction Method - by rocktupac - 07-07-2016, 06:02 PM
RE: Aspis Construction Method - by M. Val. Naso - 07-07-2016, 08:48 PM
RE: Aspis Construction Method - by rocktupac - 07-07-2016, 09:31 PM
RE: Aspis Construction Method - by M. Val. Naso - 07-07-2016, 09:59 PM
RE: Aspis Construction Method - by rocktupac - 07-07-2016, 10:10 PM
RE: Aspis Construction Method - by Renatus - 07-07-2016, 11:15 PM
RE: Aspis Construction Method - by rocktupac - 07-07-2016, 11:50 PM
RE: Aspis Construction Method - by Dan D'Silva - 07-07-2016, 11:48 PM
RE: Aspis Construction Method - by Dan Howard - 07-08-2016, 12:41 AM
RE: Aspis Construction Method - by rocktupac - 07-08-2016, 01:19 AM
RE: Aspis Construction Method - by Creon01 - 07-08-2016, 03:55 AM
RE: Aspis Construction Method - by Crispianus - 07-08-2016, 10:39 AM
RE: Aspis Construction Method - by rocktupac - 07-08-2016, 06:04 PM
RE: Aspis Construction Method - by Athena Areias - 07-08-2016, 11:17 AM
RE: Aspis Construction Method - by Creon01 - 07-08-2016, 07:54 PM
RE: Aspis Construction Method - by Crispianus - 07-08-2016, 08:06 PM
RE: Aspis Construction Method - by Dan Howard - 07-08-2016, 10:19 PM
RE: Aspis Construction Method - by rocktupac - 07-09-2016, 04:47 PM
RE: Aspis Construction Method - by Creon01 - 07-09-2016, 07:28 PM
RE: Aspis Construction Method - by rocktupac - 07-11-2016, 05:42 PM
RE: Aspis Construction Method - by john m roberts - 07-09-2016, 10:27 PM
RE: Aspis Construction Method - by Dan Howard - 07-10-2016, 10:27 AM
RE: Aspis Construction Method - by Creon01 - 07-11-2016, 06:37 PM
RE: Aspis Construction Method - by Sean Manning - 07-12-2016, 08:18 PM
RE: Aspis Construction Method - by rocktupac - 07-13-2016, 03:46 AM
RE: Aspis Construction Method - by Renatus - 07-21-2016, 05:22 PM
RE: Aspis Construction Method - by rocktupac - 07-21-2016, 05:29 PM
RE: Aspis Construction Method - by Paul Bardunias - 08-22-2016, 03:02 AM
RE: Aspis Construction Method - by rocktupac - 08-23-2016, 02:02 PM

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