10-25-2008, 01:50 AM
Thanks I'm glad I finally showed up. We have found out a whole bunch of things. First the leather lining in Christian's shield is actually directly attached ( it is shaped to the bronze, riveted on and then tacked underneath). We actually did that because we were afraid that the bronze sheet all on its own would not be strong enough at the bend points. The leather is meant to help keep it solid.
Now of course we haven't tried without the leather so we don't know if we are being unnecessarily wary but its not the kind of thing you want to find out after you've finished your shield. I suspect that it would be ok. Maybe its worth trying on mine...
But as a noteworthy point. We didn't make Christians porpax snug enough, and it's very uncomfortable. So we are planning to pad it with some kind of leather or sheepskin.
That will probably be removable. My temporary one which is quite snug and lined with thick leather is extremely comfortable. So my final one will model that.
Now of course we haven't tried without the leather so we don't know if we are being unnecessarily wary but its not the kind of thing you want to find out after you've finished your shield. I suspect that it would be ok. Maybe its worth trying on mine...
But as a noteworthy point. We didn't make Christians porpax snug enough, and it's very uncomfortable. So we are planning to pad it with some kind of leather or sheepskin.
That will probably be removable. My temporary one which is quite snug and lined with thick leather is extremely comfortable. So my final one will model that.
