Shields and Sticks
Shields |
Rather than providing passive protection like armor, shields were used to intercept specific attacks, whether from close-ranged weaponry or projectiles such as arrows or javelins, by means of active blocks. Often shields were decorated with a painted image to represent an individuals army or clan. These designs developed into systematized heraldic devices during the High Middle Ages. |
For a step-by-step-photoblog on how this metal SCA Shield was created please click the following link:
SCA Shield Craft Skill Share
SCA Shield Craft Skill Share
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For a step-by-step-photoblog on how the Foam Plasti-Dipping process,
applied to the circular shield on the right, please click the following link:
Dagorhir Shield Plasti-Dipping Process
(Link is currently inactive due to page construction) This skill share will be posted soon.
applied to the circular shield on the right, please click the following link:
Dagorhir Shield Plasti-Dipping Process
(Link is currently inactive due to page construction) This skill share will be posted soon.
Sticks |
These are not a one time make. Through constant practice and use, most swords become "pulped" and break down needing to be replaced. Sword handles, cross guards, basket-hilts and tape jobs are the things that gives these rattan sticks character.
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