03-01-2007, 01:06 PM
First of all Laudes to @Idomeneas for starting this thread. I know that it has been discussed in other threads but we ought to go into more depth but such an issue. Maybe even make it sticky (any mods nudge-nudge, wink-wink).
It would be rally great if a researcher took some time to x-ray the Vatican and the other shields. You would at least know the size of the planks. With the new techniques we might even knew how they were laid. But if wishes were fishes….
No as to the pre-cut pieces, I’m not saying that they were steamed but rather roughly shaped, glued and then shaped using a drawknife. I think it would be also useful to find out what tools would be available to them. Pottery scenes like this image bellow showing an Athenian carpenter at work using an adze similar to what a cooper might use, might give us some more hints on the techniques they actually utilized.
In the link bellow there are some pictures of tools used to shape a barrel. Hope they are of use
http://www.bladnoch.co.uk/tour4.htm
It would be rally great if a researcher took some time to x-ray the Vatican and the other shields. You would at least know the size of the planks. With the new techniques we might even knew how they were laid. But if wishes were fishes….
No as to the pre-cut pieces, I’m not saying that they were steamed but rather roughly shaped, glued and then shaped using a drawknife. I think it would be also useful to find out what tools would be available to them. Pottery scenes like this image bellow showing an Athenian carpenter at work using an adze similar to what a cooper might use, might give us some more hints on the techniques they actually utilized.
In the link bellow there are some pictures of tools used to shape a barrel. Hope they are of use
http://www.bladnoch.co.uk/tour4.htm
Spyros Kaltikopoulos
Honor to those who in the life they lead
define and guard a Thermopylae.
Never betraying what is right,
consistent and just in all they do
but showing pity also, and compassion
Kavafis the Alexandrian
Honor to those who in the life they lead
define and guard a Thermopylae.
Never betraying what is right,
consistent and just in all they do
but showing pity also, and compassion
Kavafis the Alexandrian
