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Post by Elheru Aran on Jan 15, 2013 19:28:54 GMT
Really simple way to do it? Get a bunch of long nails and a level, figure out where your studs are, use the level to draw a few lines on the wall from stud to stud (keeping them level of course) and whack'em in. Done. Now, seriously, you could do this with coat-hooks and such, it'd look a little nicer. Semi-permanent, though... so that's where the whole 'build a rack' or 'buy a rack' thing comes in...
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Post by KentsOkay on Jan 15, 2013 21:09:17 GMT
Yeah I'm looking for a more finished look, also I dont think nails and bare blades get along?
By the time I'm done my room should look fantastic, but we shall see.
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Post by Elheru Aran on Jan 15, 2013 21:42:37 GMT
Yeah, you'd have to keep them scabbarded. True that. Be sure and post pictures!
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Post by KentsOkay on Jan 16, 2013 0:30:06 GMT
Ahh see, coat hooks, thats a pro tip. The wood bit I have down pat, my dad is a general contractor, you might say I was born with a framing gun in my hand :lol:
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Post by Uhlan on Jan 19, 2013 10:36:27 GMT
Be advised that oak and metals do not mix well. Fore instance coins in a oak cabinet or drawer, even when the oak is covered with felt or another material, will oxidize, turn black because of the acidity. Since Poplar is used for scabbards because of its low acidity I would look into that or other woods with a low acid content. Just my 2 cents. I use variants of these. I buy them second hand: Wooden curtain rod holders. On the inside I glue a strip of leather.
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Post by Uhlan on Jan 21, 2013 11:05:17 GMT
Oak fumes out acetic acid and these fumes attack metals. What Swiss knivemakers do does not alter that fact. It's not about contact, it's about fumes. Before you try to mock a post you should do some research.
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Post by Uhlan on Jan 21, 2013 16:25:54 GMT
Okay, no hard feelings. By the way, I really like this thread and I want one of those cast iron late Victorian umbrella stands! Very nice solution to a weighty problem! Or was it the other way around?
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Post by Sir Thorfinn on Jan 22, 2013 2:21:27 GMT
I've seen horizontal stands for single swords, they look like a thick upside down ' t' about 8" tall. Anyone know where these come from?
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Post by chrisperoni on Jan 22, 2013 2:52:23 GMT
do you mean vertical?
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Post by chrisperoni on Jan 22, 2013 2:57:29 GMT
Hey, what did pine ever do to you man? :lol: I made a couple of stands using left over pine from some projects I built for my wife and it's not the fanciest wood by any means but for a sword stand it does the job alright. As you pointed out good wood screws and proper pre-drilling/location of screws is key. I also added glue to any parts that touched. If you make the rests with wood you can shape them to fit any manner of sword. Using wood for all the pieces will allow more unique customization. Here's the simple one I worked out, and a single sword vertical stand. Really if you have the wood skills I'd go the route of the basic wall rack shape with uber slick custom shaped rests... then do it all again once you sell a sword or get a new one! haaaahaaaaahahaha!
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Post by chrisperoni on Jan 22, 2013 23:37:56 GMT
very true- it's no good for taking stain, and has no kind of attractive grain to begin with
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Post by Sir Thorfinn on Jan 27, 2013 3:56:50 GMT
no, horizontal. Imagine something for a hearth or shelf. So the pictures I remember are bare blades on the stand. I wish I could find a picture of one....
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Post by chrisperoni on Jan 27, 2013 4:15:16 GMT
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Post by Sir Thorfinn on Jan 27, 2013 18:19:36 GMT
derp. omg...ok, missed the obvious
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Post by Sir Thorfinn on Jan 28, 2013 3:41:22 GMT
I' m considering the merits of making one. My real concern is what to allow to actually touch the blade in the notch.
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Post by MOK on Jan 28, 2013 11:15:34 GMT
No, the "Oak Display Plaques" are the quite literal oak display plaques listed at the top of the page. Exactly what it says on the tin.
Below them are the "PoB Display (TM)" stands Thorfinn was looking for, available in cherry or walnut, in three different sizes.
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Post by MOK on Jan 29, 2013 2:25:19 GMT
I think in this case it's safe to assume. It'd take a whole lot more work - and cost more! - to make a stand out of oak and then finish it with cherry or walnut veneer, and with enough care to make it look like a single solid block of wood, no less, than it would just to make the sodding thing out of cherry or walnut to begin with. Wouldn't make any kind of sane business sense, you know? Unless you believe Albion is secretly conspiring to rust your swords to oblivion so you'll have to buy replacements, or something. (FWIW, my Darkwood rapier and dagger have lovely cherry grips and have shown no sign of corrosion or staining.)
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Post by MOK on Jan 29, 2013 11:35:33 GMT
Ah, my bad! But then, I'm pretty sure that'd be false advertising. They don't actually say anything about the finish on the products, specifically, just that they're all wood or acrylic (though no acrylic items are listed at the moment), that the plaques are oak and the PoB stands cherry or walnut; technically they could all be acrylic painted to look like various woods, but that'd also be borderline illegally misleading. What they are saying is that the products are all "hand-crafted and hand-finished" locally by local boys working for a local company - Hello, Roger! - as opposed to being factory-produced in some undisclosed third world country with dirt cheap nameless labor. That kind of thing is worth emphasizing, it's just good sales copy. Plus, you can't mask the distinct grains of the different woods, very evident in the photographs, with just staining.
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Post by MOK on Jan 29, 2013 15:53:00 GMT
"Mystery wood". Hurhurhur.
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Post by Taisto T. on Feb 1, 2013 7:03:42 GMT
How about like this:
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