Greek Bronze Greaves

[Chris B]

The company I have used is http://www.mcmaster.com . I think that 0.5 mm would convert to 0.0195 inches thick or 25-26 gauge metal. I think that would be pretty thin. I have even managed to crack 16 gauge while dishing. I would think 20 or 22 gauge would be thin enough to work, but thick enough to allow some hammering.

They price the metal by size and gauge. The largest sheets I have seen are 2 foot X 4 foot which is too narrow in width to dish an aspis unless you welded two pieces together. I wanted to do the same, but still haven't found metal wide enough. You might look through the site though. I haven't looked through the Brass or any gauges besides Bronze 16-20 gauge.

Oh, and to answer the first question, I mean draw the elevation changes in the leg. I don't mean drawing a grid. I am going to try and draw the contour of the leg by drawing concentric outlines of the curves. This is the way elevation changes are shown for mountains on maps. The closer the two lines are together, the steeper the grade/incline. The further they are apart, the more gentle the slope. I just want some sort of visual guide to keep me hammering in the right places.