The Heater Shield Shape

To draw an heater, draw the top line then draw lines down from the ends which are one third the length of the top line. Using the ends of the two vertical line as center points and draw arcs down from the points opposit, and where the two arcs meet is the bottom of the heater. There are period references to the chief being a row of three squares surmounting an equalateral triangle which looks like this heater to the right.

These are the primary regions of the shield as prescribed in heraldry.

Dexter side is the left side of the shield Sinister side is the right side of the shield Chief is the area at the top of the shield Base is the area at the bottom of the shield Dexter chief is the area at the top left of the shield Sinister chief is the area at the top right of the shield Middle chief is the area at the center top of the shield Dexter base is the area of the lower left of the shield Sinister base is the area of the lower right of the shield Middle base is the area of the shield Honour point is the upper center point of the shield Fess point is the center point of the shield Nombril of Navel point is the lower center point of the shield

Dexter side is the left side of the shield

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Sinister side is the right side of the shield

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Chief is the area at the top of the shield

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Dexter chief is the area at the top left of the shield

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Sinister chief is the area at the top right of the shield

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Middle chief is the area at the center top of the shield

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Base is the area at the bottom of the shield

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Dexter base is the area of the lower left of the shield

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Sinister base is the area of the lower right of the shield

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Middle base is the area of the shield

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Honour point is the upper center point of the shield

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Fess point is the center point of the shield

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Nombril of Navel point is the lower center point of the shield

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If you'd like to see a bunch of finished Arms have a look at The Gallery of Arms Page.