My Scutum Press and Scutum Blank Construction

[Matt Lukes]

(I used 2 layers of 3.6 mm plywood, glued together with wood glue.)

I used the same thing 3,6mm plywood and i cant seem to find any thinner then 3,6

Before I started using birch strips, I used 1/8" plywood (3.1mm) to great effect, but I used 3 layers- perhaps that's why I got only a tiny bit of springback after gluing. Of course that's a touch thick for a scutum but which is worse- a minimal curve or an extra 3mm of thickness?

One possibility to address the springback is to make the curve of your press or form considerably more than you want the final curve to be- so that the scutum springs back to the curve you want.