Re: Curved plywood for shields.

[Logan & Arielle <sirlogan@mail.clt.bellsouth.net>]

Poster: Logan & Arielle <sirlogan@mail.clt.bellsouth.net>

It is actually quite simple with the proper press.  I can construct a curved
shield in about two hours or so.

Duke Logan

Julien de Montfort wrote:

> Poster: Julien de Montfort <julien@spiaggia.org>
>
> > Now for the construction!  I'm sure I can find flat plywood but as
> >some
> > have suggested, curved shields balance better.
> > Anyone have a notion of where to purchase curved plywood or how to get
> > flat plywood to conform to such a shape?
>
> You're unlikely to find "curved plywood" to buy as such, as the primary
> reason plywood is made has nothing to do with good shield shapes. :-)
>
> However, if plywood is left out for some time to the elements in the
> proper way (such as draped over a couple of sawhorses) then rain and
> gravity will do the shaping for you, I'm told.
>
> On the other hand, occasionally a lumber yard will have that happen to
> their playwood by accident, and in many cases, they're not very useful.
> If you can get a decent raport with them, you might be able to buy the
> otherwise-unusable warped sheets at a sizable discount.
>
> There's also more prefessional means of curving wood that deals with
> glue and presses and steam and straps and matter transference beams for
> all I know, but that stuff's way beyond my meager hardwarish skills...
>
> Julien
>
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