07-11-2016, 06:37 PM
The thin strips glued and overlapping like plywood has been done and yields a decent shield. The only evidence we have of this is one depiction on one vase. This is my old shield that was modified by it's current owner to be more accurate. http://www.larp.com/hoplite/Chigiaspis17.jpg
But everyone agrees that this in NOT how later hoplons were constructed as there are no other depictions of this type and thousands of the "standard" type.
If you are going to build a shield by hand to see how it could have been made, unless you use the same ancient hand tools it won't yield much useful information. The lathe as a tool hasn't really changed much since ancient times, just the way it spins (slave power vs motors). Also keep in mind that we know shields were made on an industrial scale in ancient Greece so being able to make one decent one in a month's worth of labor is also problematic.
Good luck.
But everyone agrees that this in NOT how later hoplons were constructed as there are no other depictions of this type and thousands of the "standard" type.
If you are going to build a shield by hand to see how it could have been made, unless you use the same ancient hand tools it won't yield much useful information. The lathe as a tool hasn't really changed much since ancient times, just the way it spins (slave power vs motors). Also keep in mind that we know shields were made on an industrial scale in ancient Greece so being able to make one decent one in a month's worth of labor is also problematic.
Good luck.
