[Hellsgate] Shield edging

John Atkinson johnmatkinson at gmail.com
Wed Nov 24 04:56:41 PST 2010


I've done both, I prefer the strips since they seem to be more uniform
in thickness, where the sides have thin spots.  Also, it's a pain to
get nice even strips.

Ioannes

On Wed, Nov 24, 2010 at 4:27 PM,  <missinglink at phulesgold.com> wrote:
> Thanks brothers.  I appreciate the input.  Are you guys using the rawhide
> strips they sell or did you buy as side and cut it yourselves?
>
> Coenred
>
> Quoting John Atkinson <johnmatkinson at gmail.com>:
>
>> What he said.  I wouldn't bother painting it because it's just going
>> to get tape smears all over it.  That's just me (and, err. . . I can
>> document that . . . the unpainted edging, not the tape smears)
>>
>> I'm not sure how well the paint would hold up, it might end up looking
>> worse than if you left it raw.
>>
>> Durability -- I've got rawhide that has been on two shields and is
>> going to go on the next one.  Except for the hide that covers the most
>> frequent impact areas (base sinister, in my case) the rawhide is going
>> to outlast the ply wood.
>>
>> Ioannes
>> who needs a new shield the first weekend I'm home. . .
>>
>> On Wed, Nov 24, 2010 at 8:05 AM, Liam Gordon
>> <cenliamgordon2005 at gmail.com> wrote:
>>>
>>> Coenred,
>>>
>>> Both Ioannes and I use the rawhide from Tandy on our shields and works
>>> well. I reinforce mine with leather over it, so I am unsure as to how well
>>> it paints. But for strength and durability, it's good stuff.
>>>
>>> Liam
>>>
>>> Sent from my iPhone
>>>
>>> On Nov 23, 2010, at 20:45, missinglink at phulesgold.com wrote:
>>>
>>>> OK...I'm getting started on my next shield (a center hold round) and I
>>>> need a little advice from anyone who uses rawhide shield edging.
>>>>
>>>> 1. What source do you use for obtaining the rawhide?  Is the stuff Tandy
>>>> sells as strips tough enough?
>>>>
>>>> 2.  Is the rawhide paintable once it is dry?
>>>>
>>>> Hope to have all this done before I return to the Stronghold, but we
>>>> will see.
>>>>
>>>> In Service,
>>>> Coenred
>>>>
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