09-29-2014, 09:47 AM
Dr. Ivor Yeti Wrote:Must. Not. Buy. More. Swords!Most of my swords (and other weapons) are in storage at my mom's house now. Not much room in the bungalow. I've only kept a few there, a pillow sword - pillow bokken actually - a nice iron wood piece that was a sample that I got kicked down from Tiger Claw because no one else could see what a beauty it was - and a few choice dao. The sea air ain't that good for steel actually. Fortunately, I keep my sword acquisition habit in check with company perks.
This returning fencer - does he have any Chinese pieces? I'm always on the hunt for pieces to showcase in our Featured Weapon column (good excuse to see more stuff, doncha know?) I have an ace up my sleeve now however. A distant Kung Fu cousin who lives in SF has a massive collection - easily 300+ pieces - he's been dominating our FW column for the last few years because he lets me come up to his cache and just shoot what I please. But I ask about your fencer friend, just for diversity's sake. And you know me, I love seeing real swords of any kind.
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