Ancient Greek Spear (Dory)

The Ancient Greek Spear known as the dory was one of the most essential weapons for the Greeks. The type of soldier who used this spear was known as the Hoplite, which is a class of soldier in the army. These warriors were citizen warriors who made their Dory themselves.

The spear typically had a wooden shaft with a metal butt and head; the head being for stabbing and the butt for staking into the ground. These were made of bronze or iron as they were the main resources at the time.

To make the spear, I used the 3D printer to make both ends looking off examples from IronGateArmory and designing them with OpenScad. Through OpenScad, I had to combine shapes like prisms, which I found from RichardBronosky’s GitHub Repository. The ends weren’t exact to size due to the available printing size (around 50%). The wood was made of Ash Wood cut down from the slope outside of school.