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Aspis Build Thread
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Thanks!
This is what I've done so far.

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It's a piece of 3/4 inch (I think) ply. Very light considering actually.
Since our shop didn't have plywood that was large enough to make a rim out of one solid piece, I made the rim into 4 parts. From here I traced out approx. 3 inches from the edge and cut out the pieces. Once I got the pieces set up the way I wanted, I got out the dowling jig and placed 2 dowls into each joint.(the pic is without the rim glued. Just loosely fit together) Since the rim was to small a diameter on the inside I placed the shield on the rim and traced out what little extra material had to be removed. This was sanded off and the rim fits like a glove!! Big Grin
This method, by the way, was probably the most ineffiecient, most time consuming way to make the rim. My teacher was actually skeptical about if what I had done would work. Somehow it did though!! Tongue
The more effiecient way to go about this would be to have layers 5 and 6 wider like in your photo Joe. (Too bad my rim doesn't look as nice as yours though!) :-( Tongue Then it would just be a matter of sanding it to a pretty shape.
Incase anyone was wondering where the rim sits on my aspis, it sits next to layer 6. (As opposed to being attached like another layer to the bottom) There was some confusion when trying to explain this to some people who were asking what on Earth I was doing in my class.
I'll see if I can get a pic of the rim on the aspis. It still has some gaps between but its fairly minor. I am planning on putting the rim on first and then covering after (once I get the inside covered and porpax mounted) . Any ideas about this? I've just seen it done (and when I say 'seen' I mean 'read') placing the rim on after as well as before. Just trying to get ideas on where to go with this! I can hardly wait till I finish it! It'll be awesome! Big Grin Cool (hopefully...) :unsure:
Eric


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Aspis Build Thread - by Eric - 05-09-2014, 01:34 AM
Aspis Build Thread - by Flavivs Aetivs - 05-09-2014, 01:37 AM
Aspis Build Thread - by Eric - 05-09-2014, 01:56 AM
Aspis Build Thread - by Eric - 05-16-2014, 10:41 PM
Aspis Build Thread - by Joe Balmos - 05-17-2014, 03:29 AM
Aspis Build Thread - by Eric - 06-05-2014, 12:25 AM
Aspis Build Thread - by Eric - 07-20-2014, 09:50 PM
Aspis Build Thread - by Eric - 07-20-2014, 09:55 PM
Aspis Build Thread - by Joe Balmos - 07-21-2014, 03:47 PM
Aspis Build Thread - by Giannis K. Hoplite - 07-21-2014, 09:10 PM
Aspis Build Thread - by Eric - 02-14-2015, 08:36 PM
how did ancient greeks make aspis? - by gookbbong - 04-07-2015, 06:17 PM
RE: Aspis Build Thread - by Zolis - 04-20-2017, 05:14 PM
RE: Aspis Build Thread - by Zolis - 04-20-2017, 07:53 PM

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