1912 Publication of a La Tène Shield

[Dan D'Silva]

Thanks.  Very interesting read.  I was totally unaware that liriodendron might split like that!  A cursory search of wood-database.com suggests that the widespread species of true poplar, willow, alder and linden in western Eurasia are pretty soft -- white poplar, for instance, has similar measures of hardness and strength to American basswood, which I would never have considered for a shield, but perhaps the poplar's not as easily split, or glued facings make it strong enough.