by Magpie Saegar » Thu Mar 30, 2006 1:51 pm
I say spearing shield, because i think that's what it will work best for.
I have been and will be using it for more than spearing though. for just going axe and shield (or sword and shield) it really does not do well to protect my legs, so i need to be very mobile. spearing, if you are in a line, it should work well since legs will not get hit AS OFTEN when fighting in a line.
it's the second shield that i've made, and both so far have used parts of an white-water canoe as core (not wooden or aluminum! It looked like fiberglass, but I think my dad said it was vinyl).
i cut the shape, attatched sections from a leather belt to it, roughed up the surface, glued foam to it, added foam around one point of the arm to make it comfortable/stable, added foam around the edges, covered the back in black duct-tape so it was.. black, and covered the front in a green cover, then covered it with a black one which i cut designs out of then sewed on. then i sewed the brown piece of fleece between the two covers.
it took me two nights to make... probably around 3 hours a night. but i was reading and watching tv (daily show/colbert report) while the glue was drying.
:-D
other people should post stuff.
i could post more weapons once i get home.