ANST - shield covers

[Mark.S Harris]

Sir Lyonel Oliver Grace wrote in a thread on boffer combat:

> As to colorful shield covers, Come see mine some time, cozyn.  I glue a 
> sturdy twill to the face and then paint my arms upon it (or, I should 
> say, my lady paints my arms upon it) before strapping the safety tubing 
> to the edge.  I've seen others do the same glued-on treatment so that 
> the cloth actually covered the edge.

I thought at first that the advantage of the cloth covers was that
they could be replaced when they got battered or transferred to another
shield if the underlying shield got pulverized. But in the process that
Sir Lyonel describes the cover is glued to the underlying shield.

So what is the advantage of the cloth covers? Are they easier to paint
than the underlying alluminum or plywood? Or do you just think they
look better?

Thanks.
  Lord Stefan li Rous
  stefan at texas.net
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