[quote=“Viperion”]How do you make a shield?
I have managed to pick up (or will on Monday) a couple of sheets of 1mx1.5m corflute (not much to work with, but I think enough for a round/oval shield?) and have no idea what to do with it [/quote]
Two sheets is plenty if they’re that big. The thread linked above gives a lot of instructions (basic method: 3-layer corflute sandwich, crossing the grain of the corflute at right angles in each one). So I’ll instead go for the stylistic questions: What type of shield do you want? Round or heater? How big do you want it?
If you’re doing Camelot, you could go for a heater, and paint it in the appropriate coat of arms. If you want something more generically useful, which can be loaned to people regardless of handedness, a roundshield is a pretty good idea.
Things you will need: ADOS (spray is useful for sticking the layers together, but you can use liquid, and you’ll need that for edging it anyway), $2 shop craft knives (for cutting stuff), duct tape (for edging), foam camp mat (for face and edges), cloth (to cover, front and back), paint (to make it look pretty), and either a strip of leather (1 foor by 1 inch) and a $2 shop plastic picnic bowl (for a roundshield), or a pair of $2 shop dog collars and a chunk of an old towel (for a heater).
Timewise, the actual cutting out and assembly bits don’t take long, but you’ll need to allow the sandwich to cure overnight when you stick it all together, and ditto when you stick the edges and face on. Plus however long it takes your paint to dry.