Building a boat-hull Boeotian

[Giannis K. Hoplite]

Well,yes...and no,Christian. First to point out that no boeotian metal cover has been found or identified,neither for the body nor for the rim. The "argive" hoplite shields that were fully covered had the metal curving for up to 4 cm in the inner side of the rim,and this was the main form of securing it. Additionally the vatican shield had 7 small rivets also in the inner side of the rim. I have seen a cover on an italian shield that had tiny holes all along the outer rim,right inside the groove between the rim and the bowl. No other cover i have seen had so many holes,though.
Some shields had metal devises and those were also riveted on.
Khaire
Giannis