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1st century Scutum - marvises - 04-08-2009
hey everyone i was planning on making my own Scutum instead of buying it....
what are the Supplies i need and the Dimensions for the wood?
Thanks in advance
Re: 1st century Scutum - jvrjenivs - 04-08-2009
Try this:
[url:xlp20i7r]http://www.larp.com/legioxx/scutum.html[/url]
Also a RAT search for scutum press will help, if you're planning on making a press.
Re: 1st century Scutum - marvises - 04-08-2009
Quote:Try this:
[url:3ewkbqum]http://www.larp.com/legioxx/scutum.html[/url]
Also a RAT search for scutum press will help, if you're planning on making a press.
JVR your always helping people thanks again you should get something for it ^_^
Re: 1st century Scutum - A_Volpe - 04-08-2009
Info on shields:
Leg XX Val. Vic.
http://www.larp.com/legioxx
Leg V Alaude
http://web.utk.edu/~cohprima/
Leg XI Claud. Pia Fid.
http://www.11thlegion.com/
Leg IX Hispana
http://www.legio-ix-hispana.org/
Also check:
http://www.armamentaria.com/store/
http://legvi.tripod.com/armamentarium/
They sell shield blanks
shield bosses:
Deepeeka (wholeseller, need to find a vendor like LaWren's Nest or Find-It-Armory)
AH6753 and AH6752B are good. Although the square boss is your best bet.
Re: 1st century Scutum - Neuraleanus - 04-08-2009
Quote:what are the Supplies i need and the Dimensions for the wood?Most reenactment groups copy the dimensions of the scutum from Dura Europos (from the Simon James book):
Height: 1.06m
width around the curve: 0.86m
chord: 0.66m
thickness: 5-6mm
The usual modern method of construction involves gluing together two layers of 1/8 inch birch plywood on a wooden form. See the legio XX handbook for descriptions of presses.
Re: 1st century Scutum - marvises - 04-09-2009
thanks again guys really appreciate it ^_^
Re: 1st century Scutum - Redguru - 06-14-2009
Quote:Quote:what are the Supplies i need and the Dimensions for the wood?Most reenactment groups copy the dimensions of the scutum from Dura Europos (from the Simon James book):
Height: 1.06m
width around the curve: 0.86m
chord: 0.66m
thickness: 5-6mm
The usual modern method of construction involves gluing together two layers of 1/8 inch birch plywood on a wooden form. See the legio XX handbook for descriptions of presses.
It's been over 20 years since I took Trig and 15 since Calculus. Can radius be calculated by knowing length of chord and the length of the segment of circumference? I'm going to make a Scutum press using these dimensions.
Re: 1st century Scutum - Redguru - 06-14-2009
Quote:Neuraleanus:13dtq2yu Wrote:Quote:what are the Supplies i need and the Dimensions for the wood?Most reenactment groups copy the dimensions of the scutum from Dura Europos (from the Simon James book):
Height: 1.06m
width around the curve: 0.86m
chord: 0.66m
thickness: 5-6mm
The usual modern method of construction involves gluing together two layers of 1/8 inch birch plywood on a wooden form. See the legio XX handbook for descriptions of presses.
It's been over 20 years since I took Trig and 15 since Calculus. Can radius be calculated by knowing length of chord and the length of the segment of circumference? I'm going to make a Scutum press using these dimensions.
Never mind, I used the numerical method in an excel spreadsheet to calculate radius and chord height. Then the dimensions needed (simplified to nearest 1/4") would be:
radius = 13 3/4"
chord height = 9 1/4"
plywood width = 34"
plywood height = 41 3/4"
Re: 1st century Scutum - Hibernicus - 06-14-2009
Are going to make a semi- cylindrical rectangle?
You could always make an historic replica.. lath strips...
Some also use 3 layers of luan for modern plywood versions.
"sagitta" is the measurement describing the depth of the curve. A sagitta is a portion of a radius
Chord is the distance between the ends of the arc of the curve.