07-31-2020, 01:44 PM
(07-30-2020, 03:10 PM)Crispianus Wrote: If you check out the Chertsy shield (400-250bc) which has a similar boss to the one you want to use, you can see that the ridge is a seperate piece riveted on eesy peesy....Excellent, I hadn't noticed that!
(07-30-2020, 03:10 PM)Crispianus Wrote: I think it should be wooden with or without a metal strap across it, this can be simple or as complex as you like...True, but, to be honest, I'm thinking of cheating and using just a heavy-gauge umbo that tapers to small openings at the top and bottom, with some half-round dowel sticking out for the spines. Custom woodwork sure isn't cheap.
Dan D'Silva
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I ride the winds of fate
Prepared to go where my heart belongs,
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Far beyond the rising sun
I ride the winds of fate
Prepared to go where my heart belongs,
Back to the past again.
-- Gamma Ray
Well, I'm tough, rough, ready and I'm able
To pick myself up from under this table...
-- Thin Lizzy
Join the Horde! - http://xerxesmillion.blogspot.com/
