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Re: Turned Aspis Project in Progress - Athena Areias - 05-10-2009
Finished!!! I did not permanently attach the bronze (nu-gold) rim. It added some serious weight. I will save my money (again) and replace it with lighter gauge bronze. I will post the final weight tomorrow after I weigh the aspis on our freight scale (digital) at work. Yippeee!![attachment=0:1sz2tnge]<!-- ia0 smallfinishedaspiscu.jpg<!-- ia0 [/attachment:1sz2tnge]
Re: Turned Aspis Project in Progress - Matthew Amt - 05-11-2009
Cheryl, that's just amazing. Congratulations! Just don't drop it... Hey, does Athena need a baggage carrier??
Khaire!
Matthew
Re: Turned Aspis Project in Progress - Peter Raftos - 05-11-2009
Yippeee indeed!!! This has been worth the wait. Excellent work.
Re: Turned Aspis Project in Progress - Athena Areias - 05-11-2009
Thanks.
The weight of the aspis at present is 24 lbs. (10.91 kg). I think a lighter gauge rim would take off 1.5 lbs. (.68 kg). I think I will change it out - or do some serious strength training. Before adding the rim, I could hold the aspis straight out on my arm. I have to support it with a knee, now. Matt, Athena is accepting applications for baggage carriers...
Re: Turned Aspis Project in Progress - PMBardunias - 05-20-2009
I followed a link by Peter Raftos on another thread and happened upon this: http://www.flickr.com/photos/theodosius ... 298750960/
I did not know there was an aspis in display in Boston- wish I had. Maybe some of you are close enough to go see it.
Re: Turned Aspis Project in Progress - Athena Areias - 06-11-2009
I finally got to use my aspis. (Athena guest-appearing as a Spartan)[attachment=2:24urpf4l]<!-- ia2 AtRest.JPG<!-- ia2 [/attachment:24urpf4l][attachment=0:24urpf4l]<!-- ia0 SoloShot.JPG<!-- ia0 [/attachment:24urpf4l]
Re: Turned Aspis Project in Progress - rocktupac - 06-03-2010
Your shield is absolutely amazing! Simply astonishing. (And nice linothorax too)
Re: Turned Aspis Project in Progress - Athena Areias - 06-03-2010
Thanks. The lino is second-hand (not the best fit). I believe Ari from Imperium Ancient Armory made it for the guy I bought it from.
Re: Turned Aspis Project in Progress - rocktupac - 06-03-2010
Quote:Thanks. The lino is second-hand (not the best fit). I believe Ari from Imperium Ancient Armory made it for the guy I bought it from.
Looks good though!
Have you seen my latest reconstruction here: link from old RAT
It was based off the Alexander mosaic, as I'm sure you can tell
Re: Turned Aspis Project in Progress - Dithrambus - 07-09-2010
I read the entire post and not until the end (finished photo) did I realize who you are, I have seen photos of you and your beautiful shield many times at 300SPW! You marched with some friends of mine from Tennessee this past March at the record hoplite gathering in Baltimore, do you remember Gary and his wife Rebecca? I had not seen the interior painting of your aspes until now though, very nice!
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Re: Turned Aspis Project in Progress - Athena Areias - 07-09-2010
Yes, I remember Gary and Rebecca. I was impressed by their willingness to drive all the way to Baltimore to join in the parade. I am also jealous that they are in Tennessee - much closer to the Nashville Parthenon than I am. ( I based my aspis on photos and drawings of that particular Athena's shield.)
Re: Turned Aspis Project in Progress - Athena Areias - 05-23-2011
I reattached the pictures. They are not quite the same (post to post) but they are all there, again.
RE: Turned Aspis Project in Progress - rocktupac - 08-05-2017
Cheryl, that's absolutely beautiful! Your determination is incredible
And after seeing/reading this thread, there's no way in hell that ancient shields were turned on a lathe! It seemed like a chore to do it with modern machinery, I can't imagine this on a wooden pole or bow lathe. No way.
RE: Turned Aspis Project in Progress - Athena Areias - 08-06-2017
I disagree. The one piece of pottery showing a shield-turning (that I know of) has it spinning horizontally on a lathe like a potter's wheel. That is more do-able than the vertical lathe we were using. Then gravity is your friend. I don't know if horizontal lathe is even an option in modern times. I was lucky to find even one guy with any lathe big enough to handle the blank. Like blacksmithing, wood turners make the specialist tools they need at the time they need them. Since this was a one-off, Edric worked with what he had. With patterns and calipers, roughing out the blank before turning could be done as a preliminary step. The final turning (horizontally) would not have been much then. If the rim were added after the turning (a possibility not known to me back then) it would have been turning a giant Vermont or Michigan wood salad bowl. No biggie.
RE: Turned Aspis Project in Progress - rocktupac - 08-06-2017
(08-06-2017, 02:32 PM)Athena Areias Wrote: I disagree. The one piece of pottery showing a shield-turning (that I know of) has it spinning horizontally on a lathe like a potter's wheel. That is more do-able than the vertical lathe we were using. Then gravity is your friend. I don't know if horizontal lathe is even an option in modern times. I was lucky to find even one guy with any lathe big enough to handle the blank. Like blacksmithing, wood turners make the specialist tools they need at the time they need them. Since this was a one-off, Edric worked with what he had. With patterns and calipers, roughing out the blank before turning could be done as a preliminary step. The final turning (horizontally) would not have been much then. If the rim were added after the turning (a possibility not known to me back then) it would have been turning a giant Vermont or Michigan wood salad bowl. No biggie.
Interesting. I guess I shouldn't have stated my opinion with such authority -- it should have been more of a comment or theory.. Do you have an image of the pottery piece by chance?