Re: Shield Weight

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

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

The weight of my current 2' x 3' aluminum and 1/4" plywood sheild is 16 lbs.

Logan

Logan & Arielle wrote:

> Poster: Logan & Arielle <sirlogan@mail.clt.bellsouth.net>
>
> UPDATE!*********
>
> I just weighed the last, all wooden, shield that I fought with (which would be just
> before Michael's Coronation last when I first brought out my new aluminum/wooden
> design).  It has not basket, edging, or hose around it and is missing some of the wood
> from the top edge and from the bottom.
>
> It weighs in at 27 pounds.
>
> Logan
>
> David KUIJT wrote:
>
> > On Mon, 23 Nov 1998, Logan & Arielle wrote:
> >
> > > I started (and until about a year and a quarter ago) and fought with shields that
> > > weighed around 29 to 32 lb..  They were 1/2" all wooden shields.
> >
> > With respect, I think your math (or memory) is off, Yer Grace.  For the
> > last decade and a half I've used 3/4" curved plywood shields; with all the
> > edging and other stuff (and often with metal reinforcing straps on most of
> > the edges) these shields were 14-15 lbs.  My current shield is 5/8" and is
> > around 12 lbs; it is still heavier than most people's shields.
> >
> > If your shield was made of 1/2" plywood, and it weighed 30 lbs, then
> > someone was attaching two 10-lb barbells to it when you weren't looking!
> >
> > Dafydd
>
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