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Anthony Pendleton wrote:Sean,

We've got a group here in Sacramento, you're more than welcome to come join us when you have time to make the 2 hour drive. I'll shoot you a PM.

Anthony Pendleton
ARMA Sacramento

Hi There,
do you guys have a regular training schedule?

Steven, are you asking if I will make more than one plastic buckler? The answer is yes, I have sold several to various ARMA members. Pickle barrel plastic is a little soft and tends to lose some of it's shape when it gets a little warm in the sun, ABS is much better. No, you do not strap a buckler ...

That would be me with my buckler, and it does have a boss, you're just seeing it from behind. Mine is probably about the 16 ga. that Brian describes, and although it is battered and dented after a lot of use with both wood and steel, it still serves just fine. After all the abuse it's taken I refer...

Ok, basic armouring 101. most flat steel is formed it two different ways, either you roll it (this is accomplished by using a specialized tool such as a set of rollers or hammering the piece around an appropriatly sized form such as a large piece of pipe, the horn on your anvil, etc.). Rolled piece...

Hi Norm, IMO, the problem with a flat faced buckler is that you have to build a grip that stands back from the face of your buckler and exposes your hand to attack. With steel, you can do all of your work cold or hot as you please. Cold is easier for ease of handling, while hot allows you to work q...

On the ARMA homepage there are two combatants, one has what appears to be a buckler with no boss. Is it just a piece of wood with a cross section of wood attached to it? If anyone knows of course?

One more thing, I read the boss making article in the "Armour Archive" and it doesn't say what size of steel to begin with. Anyone know what dimension it should be to start with?

Thanks for all the input guys...Now that you have wet my appetite I of course have more questions...
I understand steel and the forging process and have made a few knives. Do I have to forge a boss out of 16 guage steel or do I just hammer it to shape and polish it?

Hi all,
I am new to the discussion group so bare with me...
I would like to make my own buckler, a simple one made out of wood, can anyone tell me how or know of a website with directions?