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Scutum construction for Beginners - Marcus Hortensius Castus - 07-02-2007 Salve all, Being new to the reenacting aspect of Ancient Rome, I have dug deep through the reenacting forum on construction for the Scuta. While there's bits and pieces all around I think it would be helpful for those of us new to the hobby to have a resource for all Scutum construction techniques and practices. I will post what has been told to me and hopefully we can take it from there, with pictures of molds, construction of molds, what woods to use (from a beginner's "beater" scutum to a painstakingly accurate one built of strips), bosses to use, How to make them, painting the scutum, covering, and edging. To get things started, I thought I'd post something Matt L. replied to me last week sometime, regarding dimensions on a republican Scuta: Quote:Salve Caste, EDIT: For us yanks, those dimensions translate to 4.2' tall, 2.1' wide, and .37" at the edges. It's a start! Re: Scutum construction for Beginners - Marcus Hortensius Castus - 07-11-2007 A post by Sulla Felix with pictures: http://www.romanarmy.com/rat/viewtopic. ... ght=scutum More on Pressing and molding: http://www.romanarmy.com/rat/viewtopic. ... ght=scutum |