Making a domed Late Roman shield

[M. Demetrius]

Thanks for the encouragement, Jurjen.

I have a "weed burner" that might do the same thing as the roof tar heater...but I don't plan to build a dished oval mold, and am hoping to avoid all the sanding and shaping that most of the aspis construction methods use. Using the soak/bend/dry method, I've had fair success with the traditional scuta, so it just seemed worth a try. 8mm Plywood is prone to warp on its own, so I just thought, "Hey, what if "

I'll keep a record and show how it works.