USE OF THE CEILING
 

It's not impossible to use the ceiling. I'm lucky in that the old part of the house has beams ( although I doubt if they are all the original ones ). I put some thin slats across them and it makes a good place to store / display spears.
I don't really have a choice as the ceilings are so low there is not a lot of wall space anyway.
Admittedly it can cause a crook in the neck and anyone much over 6ft tall has to stoop, but beggars cannot be choosers !!

I have seen beams added to ceilings by screwing them to the upstairs floor joists so it can be done almost anywhere. ( Aesthetics and the "Other Half" permitting of course ) :D

Dom - Good luck, it appears you have your work cut out for a while.

Roy

Hi Roy
whoooaaa !!
really amazing, impressive,
but when there is no other alternative, it's a solution, or,
either move to a largest house ... :rolleyes:
much easier to said than to do ... :p

for me, end of July everything should be back in place ... :D

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Dom

BRAVO!!! A GREAT PLACE FOR SPEARS AND BLOWGUNS AND OTHER LONG ITEMS. :D
I HAVE CONSIDEERED USING SPEARS FOR CURTIAN RODS BUT SOMEHOW IT SEEMED UNDIGNIFIED AND DISRESPECTFUL TO THE SPEARS TO HANG A CURTIN ON THEM. A BANNER, FINE RUG OR TAPESTRY PERHAPS BUT FRILLY CURTIANS DEFINITELY NOT! :eek:

HOLY CRACKER! :eek:

It's really interesting to see how we all come up with different solutions, depending on weapon type, available space, tollerance of the women in our lives........

My collection is very much space limited. The Mrs is quite good about these things being in the lounge, but there are 'limits'. Especially with all the many, many other things I collect crammed in there too.

Stu,

I like the arcylic stands, but they didn't it my requirements for the available space. or the 'theme' (Wood and metal ;))
I find Nandos Rapier holders interesting.

Dom,
You've got plenty of space to fill there buddy ;)

I would put it precisely by the opposite order :eek:

And the pictures posted were not favourable; they have precious details.
I order hem from a web site in Spain.

This system is also very practical. You can adjust the stands to the intensity of pieces you wish to display and or according to their (hilt) width.
I have it mounted (also) in the lounge, on the wall close to the corner above the TV set.
The wife is not so keen in domestic decoration gadgets, so i use all bits of space available.

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laugh laugh my friend :p
when on last April I initiated a suject under title ; "Existentialistic question"
http://www.vikingsword.com/vb/showthread.php?t=13606
it's wasn't innocent :p ...
I had had a feeling that sometime with our "sweet heart" the subject wasn't always easy ... :D

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Dom

Another accessory idea that looks good with arms display - a swimming pool:-): http://realestate.yahoo.com/promo/sw...room-pool.html

One inconvenience is the water being too close from the pieces; they will rust faster :eek: :eek: :eek:

You can actually see the rust on that blade:-) this is why those who can afford pools in the living rooms buy e-Bay fakes :-)... problem solved:-)

Oh, i utterly hate replicas :o :shrug:

Holy cow; oversized blade; could it be a fairly authentic bearing sword though?
Water might be the least of problems around a swimming pool; the chlorine outgasses; if you can smell it so can the rust demon! Chlorine promotes rust.

I like the spears on the ceiling; visible, accessible, and out of the way.
In my house they might pick up quite the smoky patina up there :D

This is my latest solution for big heavy items. I have a couple of long versions holding a lot more. I try to aviod storage made for specific items, as when you move them on, what you get back or have left mostly no longer fits the place.

Displays your toys and they are easy to get out and play with.

Hi
just to help, in case of ... :p
superb when we should like to made a "display cabinet" by ourself, or any thing to display our "babies" :D

http://www.plexiglas-shop.com/FR/en/index.htm

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Dom

Plexiglas
 

... or to have them made in a little local factory, if the price is fair ;)

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Hi Fernando
in France ... fair prices for Plexiglas stand :rolleyes:
completely hopeless, too narrow market,
only 2 or three dealers, no competition :mad:

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Dom

Living as I do in rented digs, I find myself pretty well unable to display any items at all. The sad result is that my muskets are propped up in the corner, for no-one's pleasure save my own. Yet, in a way, I like that; there's a certain hint of the natural about them - as though they still stand ready for action, rather than having entered retirement...

Easy to grab one in a hurry and blast the intruder to smithereens!

Just keep them loaded, boy, keep them loaded :-)

Sadly the UK's a little more cautious with it's gun laws than Michigan! ;) Though having said that, one can never guarantee that it's not - "I checked the bore, m'lud, honestly I did, and I swear I thought it was empty. My finger just slipped on the trigger, m'lud!"

Hell, even if it's empty, I'd love to see the look on some thieving scallie's face when he sees the muzzle of a jezail lined up on him!

Leaning around in stacks and piles is the kind of reason why I avoid leather sheathed swords, for instance; just hard on them being haphazardly stored and concomitantly repeatedly moved. "display" type storage is not only good for showing; it's good for preserving and can be (traditionally is) good for access. In many traditional settings hanging something on a wall is a way to store it while keeping it handy.

Hi Gentlemen
I lift up this old post because, I did not see the need to create a new
and, it's a pleasure to watch again, some fantastic collections ;)

as far as I cannot have a room dedicated to my edged weapons,
our flat is a "loft with mezzanine", where is our bed-room
I'm obliged to disperse my blades all around the main room salon/dinning room,
at least not easy to do a global picture
taking opportunity that I'm bachelor till 2 weeks , I collected all the blades, and made a "flooring display" :p
all my collection is here, some good stuff ... average, and "limit" ... as in the life :shrug:
just a shamshir incomplete is "not showed", until his complete refurbishing :rolleyes:

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Dom