07-06-2005, 11:05 AM
Dear Leonidas,
Come without an aspis, if you have to, we have some spares.
You don't need to use bronze. Matthew Amt and I have both made aspides by cutting rings out of plywood and stacking them up in decreasing sizes.
Look at Matthew's Hoplite page for details. If you can get to a branch of Ikea, you may find some wooden bowls there made of strips of wood. These are great for the centre of your shield. Using one reduces the nuber of plywood rings you ned to make and smooth down, which greatly reduces the number of man-hours required in the construction.
Finally, as I have noted here previously, aspides made in India, to my design, should soon be available in Europe and you may be able to buy one of these.
Best wishes to you in your endeavours!
Come without an aspis, if you have to, we have some spares.
You don't need to use bronze. Matthew Amt and I have both made aspides by cutting rings out of plywood and stacking them up in decreasing sizes.
Look at Matthew's Hoplite page for details. If you can get to a branch of Ikea, you may find some wooden bowls there made of strips of wood. These are great for the centre of your shield. Using one reduces the nuber of plywood rings you ned to make and smooth down, which greatly reduces the number of man-hours required in the construction.
Finally, as I have noted here previously, aspides made in India, to my design, should soon be available in Europe and you may be able to buy one of these.
Best wishes to you in your endeavours!
