The Shield has lived few years now...
If this shield is new to you please read the blog post of us making it here. So, the shield we made a few years ago has had some experience. We have shot arrows at it, thrown spears at it, and it has been part of slowed down sharp weapon fencing. Some things it endured better than others. Originally I (Arttu) wanted to try out how it holds together with only glue. I also wanted to cover only the face of the shield with animal hide, to show off with our radially cut planks. Hide on the face bent the shield a bit, so we changed the handle into a sturdier one. This made the shield straight again, but a bit heavier. Since the plan was to make as light a shield as we could, this was far from optimal. Shield bent with the first handle still attached. We tested the shield's integrity by throwing a spear at it multiple times. It took spear throws really well and due to its light structure the spear did not stick in the shield. We used a throwing spear made by JT Pälikkö. We took video of