[Ponte Alto] Cover shields and padding helmets...

[Kevin of Thornbury]

It adds minimal weight; I haven't ever noticed a big difference.
Besides, weight in shields is your friend.  The gesso doesn't crack
when struck; it's more flexible than you'd think.  (That, and it
doesn't flex much mounted to a shield.)  I like to finish the surface
of my shields with fiberglass cloth and epoxy, but depending on my
supplies at hand at any given time, I haven't done this to every one
of my shields.

On 4/20/07, schnauzer2 at cox.net <schnauzer2 at cox.net> wrote:
> Doesn't the gesso just add weight?  Does it crack when struck?
>
> Sian

+ Kevin of Thornbury, OP