Making a viking shield with simple tools is possible !
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@docholiday79757 ай бұрын
Okay for hanging on a wall, but for sparring or accuracy it's heavily overbuilt. Planks should be 9mm in the centre tapering to 3mm at the edge with the back being flat and the face being curved. The handle should be thinner with the sides taken in so the centre grip slots into the hole like so ---_---. It should be faced with thin rawhide the edging should also be stitched on, not nailed. Doing so can drop quite a bit of weight, down to 2.5kg, while also being quite sturdy due to the rawhide and planks acting as a composite.
@elricthebald870
7 ай бұрын
Totally agree with you except for one point: the stitching. There are to my knowledge no historical finds that show any evidence of the rawhide edge being stitched. But ... stitching is still more justifiable than nailing. My own 80cm shield goes from 9 to 5mm (plywood). Canvas lined (I know; it should be goat rawhide). Stitched rawhide edge with metal clamps. (Yes, metal clamps were used.) Total weight about 4.8kg.
@docholiday7975
7 ай бұрын
@@elricthebald870 While no complete finds have been found (conditions tend to favour preserving either animal or vegetable matter), shields from Dura Europos, Nydam, Gokstad and Trelleborg have perforations around the edges consistent with stitching. Edge clamps are show up although not common enough to be an alternative (or at least a common one) for attaching edging material.
@BANBANytb2 жыл бұрын
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@erik13972 жыл бұрын
Wow, your videos deserve way more attention. Great quality, keep it up!
@kengocha242 Жыл бұрын
What is the center cap made from?
@docholiday7975
7 ай бұрын
Looks like aluminium.
@aidanhunter61952 жыл бұрын
Sick... I gotta do this
@adolfovasquez9199 Жыл бұрын
Ojalá no te acccidentes usando ese disco en la herramienta.
@sacredxgeometry Жыл бұрын
This shield is most definitely too thick for anyone to use reasonably in a battle situation
@jammesworkshop9721
Жыл бұрын
Yeah… I agree, is on the heavy side, it should be 11-15mm . Meanwhile is a pretty hanging piece 😅
@MFOX666
Жыл бұрын
@@jammesworkshop9721 нет, в центре 8-10мм, по краям 6мм, изучайте результаты археологических раскопок. Общий вес щитов выходил не более 3кг. и это с учетом обтягивания кожей.
Пікірлер: 12
Okay for hanging on a wall, but for sparring or accuracy it's heavily overbuilt. Planks should be 9mm in the centre tapering to 3mm at the edge with the back being flat and the face being curved. The handle should be thinner with the sides taken in so the centre grip slots into the hole like so ---_---. It should be faced with thin rawhide the edging should also be stitched on, not nailed. Doing so can drop quite a bit of weight, down to 2.5kg, while also being quite sturdy due to the rawhide and planks acting as a composite.
@elricthebald870
7 ай бұрын
Totally agree with you except for one point: the stitching. There are to my knowledge no historical finds that show any evidence of the rawhide edge being stitched. But ... stitching is still more justifiable than nailing. My own 80cm shield goes from 9 to 5mm (plywood). Canvas lined (I know; it should be goat rawhide). Stitched rawhide edge with metal clamps. (Yes, metal clamps were used.) Total weight about 4.8kg.
@docholiday7975
7 ай бұрын
@@elricthebald870 While no complete finds have been found (conditions tend to favour preserving either animal or vegetable matter), shields from Dura Europos, Nydam, Gokstad and Trelleborg have perforations around the edges consistent with stitching. Edge clamps are show up although not common enough to be an alternative (or at least a common one) for attaching edging material.
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Wow, your videos deserve way more attention. Great quality, keep it up!
What is the center cap made from?
@docholiday7975
7 ай бұрын
Looks like aluminium.
Sick... I gotta do this
Ojalá no te acccidentes usando ese disco en la herramienta.
This shield is most definitely too thick for anyone to use reasonably in a battle situation
@jammesworkshop9721
Жыл бұрын
Yeah… I agree, is on the heavy side, it should be 11-15mm . Meanwhile is a pretty hanging piece 😅
@MFOX666
Жыл бұрын
@@jammesworkshop9721 нет, в центре 8-10мм, по краям 6мм, изучайте результаты археологических раскопок. Общий вес щитов выходил не более 3кг. и это с учетом обтягивания кожей.