Shields for Germans in AD9

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Thank you for your advises Ghandi! Interesting idea of mixing two types of glue.

Not that I think such construction is totally unauthentic (at least when using iron nails instead of wooden pegs), but with a well made covering it might be dispensible.

Exactly . Agree.

It is wise to tread the back side the same way. Another option is a full cover of raw hide, glued and tighly stiched along the rims (in a not so wet condition of course), with the back covered with linnen.

My first shield is made with linen layer inside and leather layer outside. Rims are made after the Fectio's shield-guide. It has helped us very much at the beginning.
You can see this black, hexagonal shield above.

One of our first shields, secured by layer of linen inside and outside, still keeps itself together (hardly ). It has been hit with different sharp edged kinds of weapon for several years.

In the attachment you can see two wood-only (without any horizontal bares, but with iron bosses). It is easy to find which is made of pine, which is made of birch.