Introduction, and a Tool Organization Question

[Scott Dudek]

Greetings!

I am a new member, studying with the DFW group for a few months. I was fortunate enough to attend the 1.0 in January, meeting other members from the Texas area. ARMA is a venue I have ben seeking since my teens, when my fascination with military history and personal arms took root. Glad to have found it, better late than never.

To business: I have recently relocated into a fairly small living space. I have so far accumulated three NSA wasters, an Albion Liechtenauer blunt, and the gladius I have lusted for lo these many years is forthcoming. For those of you fortunate enough to have amassed a collection, how do you keep them? My web researches have unearthed a plethora of katana display stands and flimsy fantasy blade racks. I am searching for a system which is durable, space-efficient, and worthy of quality tools, suited to the aesthetic of a bachelor with a modicum of taste. Please advise.

Thanks for reading.

Scott Dudek
ARMA DFW

[Sal Bertucci]

A multi sword wall rack will be the most efficient, but you will have clashing blade designs, so you might want to break it up a bit.

[Keith Culbertson]

a gun rack--or even better, a cabinet--works for some I have seen. I keep most in a hard golfclub case I found secondhand, others (esp pole weapons)in handy corners...