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07-07-2016, 06:02 PM
(07-06-2016, 12:31 PM)Dan Howard Wrote: They were turned on a lathe, reinforced across the grain on the front with thin wooden laths, and reinforced on the back with leather.

(07-06-2016, 11:53 PM)Dan Howard Wrote: A good place to start would be the Greek name for shield maker, "torneutoluraspidopêgos". It roughly translates as "one who makes lyres and shields by turning".

Ok, where to go next? What ancient text is this name sourced from? Is there anything from the ancient sources at all that mentions anything about this?
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Aspis Construction Method - by rocktupac - 07-05-2016, 03:29 PM
RE: Aspis Construction Method - by Dan Howard - 07-06-2016, 12:31 PM
RE: Aspis Construction Method - by rocktupac - 07-06-2016, 05:44 PM
RE: Aspis Construction Method - by Creon01 - 07-06-2016, 02:18 PM
RE: Aspis Construction Method - by Dan Howard - 07-06-2016, 11:53 PM
RE: Aspis Construction Method - by rocktupac - 07-07-2016, 06:02 PM
RE: Aspis Construction Method - by M. Val. Naso - 07-07-2016, 08:48 PM
RE: Aspis Construction Method - by rocktupac - 07-07-2016, 09:31 PM
RE: Aspis Construction Method - by M. Val. Naso - 07-07-2016, 09:59 PM
RE: Aspis Construction Method - by rocktupac - 07-07-2016, 10:10 PM
RE: Aspis Construction Method - by Renatus - 07-07-2016, 11:15 PM
RE: Aspis Construction Method - by rocktupac - 07-07-2016, 11:50 PM
RE: Aspis Construction Method - by Dan D'Silva - 07-07-2016, 11:48 PM
RE: Aspis Construction Method - by Dan Howard - 07-08-2016, 12:41 AM
RE: Aspis Construction Method - by rocktupac - 07-08-2016, 01:19 AM
RE: Aspis Construction Method - by Creon01 - 07-08-2016, 03:55 AM
RE: Aspis Construction Method - by Crispianus - 07-08-2016, 10:39 AM
RE: Aspis Construction Method - by rocktupac - 07-08-2016, 06:04 PM
RE: Aspis Construction Method - by Athena Areias - 07-08-2016, 11:17 AM
RE: Aspis Construction Method - by Creon01 - 07-08-2016, 07:54 PM
RE: Aspis Construction Method - by Crispianus - 07-08-2016, 08:06 PM
RE: Aspis Construction Method - by Dan Howard - 07-08-2016, 10:19 PM
RE: Aspis Construction Method - by rocktupac - 07-09-2016, 04:47 PM
RE: Aspis Construction Method - by Creon01 - 07-09-2016, 07:28 PM
RE: Aspis Construction Method - by rocktupac - 07-11-2016, 05:42 PM
RE: Aspis Construction Method - by john m roberts - 07-09-2016, 10:27 PM
RE: Aspis Construction Method - by Dan Howard - 07-10-2016, 10:27 AM
RE: Aspis Construction Method - by Creon01 - 07-11-2016, 06:37 PM
RE: Aspis Construction Method - by Sean Manning - 07-12-2016, 08:18 PM
RE: Aspis Construction Method - by rocktupac - 07-13-2016, 03:46 AM
RE: Aspis Construction Method - by Renatus - 07-21-2016, 05:22 PM
RE: Aspis Construction Method - by rocktupac - 07-21-2016, 05:29 PM
RE: Aspis Construction Method - by Paul Bardunias - 08-22-2016, 03:02 AM
RE: Aspis Construction Method - by rocktupac - 08-23-2016, 02:02 PM

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