[Hellsgate] Shield edging

[missinglink at phulesgold.com]

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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