06-01-2010, 06:31 PM
Quote:Are there any pictures or diagrams on this lathe or similar ones? Any archeological lathes from Greece that are noteworthy?
I would love to build one!!!
If you build one let me know, because I will drive to Punta Gorda to help you make some aspides! I looked into building a lathe, and there is information online on how to do so. Buying one of the right size is prohibitively expensive. There are a couple of links one here showing the process by people who did lathe aspides.
Quote:Also,
How did the Greeks solve the problem of making the bronze shield covering?
Did they Cast it or hammer it out?
they are so thin that casting is probably unlikely. The skill needed to hammer one out- especially where they turn back over the rim of the shield without any wrinkles- is impressive. The Greeks used metal lathes to make helmets such as the pilos helm, so I wonder if the shield face could be lathed over an aspis dome-form?
Paul M. Bardunias
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A Spartan, being asked a question, answered "No." And when the questioner said, "You lie," the Spartan said, "You see, then, that it is stupid of you to ask questions to which you already know the answer!"
