Building a shield

[Lvcivs Commodvs Cicero]

When I bent my shield I used an old bath tub and soaked the wood in my pool and then just placed weights on top of it until it dried.

I found that using a putty knife to spread the glue really helps I also used it to keep the "bubbles" out of the linen.

I actually hammered out my own umbo we used a stump with a hole in it and a shot put on a stick and muscle.

Good luck hope this helps