[MR] Shield Press/Heater Construction

[Girard le Bourguignon]

My suggestion is to:
Use more ratchet straps - like 4. More if you have them. The more you
distribute the force, the better.

Soak the wood down with a hose. I like to get it just hanging on the
tree, hose it down, then really start cranking the straps to curve it.

Put some foam between the shield blank and the tree.  It's unlikely
you will have a perfect tree, as it would be very large around. Put
some foam in there to even the curve out and keep it from making a
pressure spot right in the middle.

Curve it more than you really want. You lose about half the curve when
it comes off the tree.

But, good on ya for making a wooden shield. I hope I get a Vance to
fight it sometime.

-Baron Girard of Windmasters' Hill

On Monday, November 15, 2010, Achbar Ibn Ali <achbar at earthlink.net> wrote:
> On Mon, 15 Nov 2010 16:24:17 -0800 (PST), you wrote:
>
>>Hello, Friends.
>>Anyone have any experience in the construction of a curved Heater?  I was
>>looking at the plywood in my garage, and I have nothing that seems strong enough
>>to withstand the beatings of Rauland or some newbie hunting duke.
>
> Blackbow taught me this trick.  Take some nylon ratchet straps, you
> can find these at auto supply stores.   You will need about two. Make
> a Glue sandwich with your plywood and glue.  Find a Tree, a good round
> tree.  Ratchet the top and bottom of your boards and let this set up
> for about twenty four hours.  They you will have a shield.  If you are
> watching this thread Jonathan, please help  the gentleman out.
>
>
>
> Achbar
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