We get quite a bit of foot traffic walking through our Greek encampment at the big timeline reenactments, so for safety and convenience I built a proper spear rack.

Since there are no existing Greek spear racks in the archeological record, I did my best to fit the design aesthetic of other Greek furniture depicted on pottery from the 6th-4th centuries BCE. The rack was built to be transportable in an average car or truck, and will lay flat when disassembled. It’s made from pine, and stands 64 inches at its tallest point, the crossbar is 54 inches above the ground, and the rack is 4 feet wide. In the photos, the long dory is approximately 9 feet long, and the javelins are approximately 52 inches long. There are attachment points for tie-down lines, and I made 2 large stakes from square stock. The whole thing is held together by 2 friction-fit pegs. All the pegs are interchangeable in case anything gets lost or broken.

I hope to make additional camp furniture this summer for next year’s reenactment season, so building this spear rack was very informative.