[Moo] shield oops

[MarkLFischer at aol.com]

In a message dated 2/5/2005 11:38:12 PM Eastern Standard Time,  
avvyus at yahoo.com writes:

Is there  ANYONE out there that is willing to take on the task of curving my  
shield?


Milady,
 
You may wish to check with local mundane merchants who specialize in metal  
fabrication, as they often have the roller used to put a curve in sheet  metal. 
 There may be a SCAdian in the area who owns one, but they actually  have a 
fairly limited utility in SCA armory and aren't common.  A  professional 
fabricator will charge you, but probably not a lot.  Explain  to him/her just what 
you're hoping to end up with, so they don't inadvertantly  roll it the wrong 
way ;-)  The curve doesn't need to be very deep.
 
Second, and see if they can do this for you as well, the edge of the shield  
should be rolled, just a couple millimeters-worth.  This not only helps  the 
shield hold its curve (in the same way the wire in some hat-brims  works), but 
also blunts the knifelike raw edge of the blank.  Again,  explain the project 
fully to the fabricator, so they know what the end-product  should look like.
 
Just my four ha'pennies,
 
Gerhardt
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