Talk:Shield

Whilst a lenticular shape may add to the strength of a shield, I am unsure as to how we could justify a curved shield doing the same job. Thinking about it one would imagine that strikes to the side edges would cause glued planks to fail more readily. ie strikes falling perpendicular to the face rather than at a more obligue angle.

Curved shapes do however allow better protection for an individual than a flat shape does. This is probably why they became so popular for knights etc. --User 144 16:32, 27 Mar 2006 (EST)