! Saturday, April 21, 2012
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My helm in its off-season resting place. For some reason, sitting it over the fireplace 
caused it to rust so much faster than its previous storage location (the floor). It's a
ventless gas fireplace, so I have no idea what the difference is. 
<P>
Anyway, this is right after shining it back up again in preparation for the renfaire season.

! Tuesday, April 24, 2012
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Very inexpensive practice swords, made from shinai by adding PVC pipe parts for a crossguard,
and some foam rolled up into a thrusting tip. They're cheap, they're ugly, but they're 
fairly safe to work with and make a great inexpensive way for newbies to get started.

! Sunday, May 13, 2012
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! Sunday, May 13, 2012
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! Sunday, May 13, 2012
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Weapon rack of goodness.


! Monday, August 13, 2012
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New spalted grips on the Springfield .45 1911. 


! Friday, September 7, 2012
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Brand new Albion Meyer next to my older, broken one. My old one lasted about 5 years,
but took one too many harsh bends, and broke while I was re-straightening it back in
June. It's better that it break while I'm fixing it, than in the next fight! It was 
just a wear-and-tear issue in this case, and not an improper temper or rust invading 
a crack, since the split looked really clean. 

! Saturday, November 10, 2012
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"Swing" indoor trainer

! Saturday, November 10, 2012
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"Swing" indoor trainer

! Thursday, November 15, 2012
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Albion Crecy.