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Post by ronmiller on Feb 9, 2020 14:57:34 GMT
In the case of a sudden attack I suppose you could beat someone off with the stone. An unsharpened sword can still be quite effective as a defensive / offensive weapon using either the flat of the blade or the dull edge. Given enough force the dull edge can cause compression 'cuts' while the point can cause nasty gashes [difficult to sew up].
At one time heavy two-handed swords with dull blades were termed bone-breakers and they were used to do exactly that.
True enough. I had a friend who once owned a broadsword and the thing must have weighed twenty pounds if it weighed an ounce.
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Post by ronmiller on Feb 9, 2020 15:46:40 GMT
Bonnestell rockets! Love the radiator under the desk. Good idea! Pleased to see that you recognized the Bonestell spaceships! I probably wouldn't be doing what I do to day were it not for growing up on Chesley Bonestell's paintings. I remember as a kid going to the school library and public library and deliberately looking for books with pictures by the "good artist." Even now, whenever I do a space painting I try to do something that Bonestell would have liked. I got to meet him in the mid-70s at his home in Carmel (it was more a pilgrimage than a visit, really). Eventually, a friend of mine, Fred Durant, and I wrote a book about Bonestell ("Worlds Beyond") and, later, a full-scale biography ("The Art of Chesley Bonestell"), which received a Hugo Award in 2000. Fred was Assistant Director of Astronautics at the National Air and Space Museum. After he retired, he took over representing Bonestell following the passing of Bill Estler, who had been Bonestell's agent. Eventually, Fred and I shared the responsibility and after Bonestell's widow passed away, Fred was able to not only obtain all of Bonestell's records, files, albums, photos, etc. but even the existing copyrights---which, astonishingly, the attorney representing the estate had no interest in. About thirteen years ago, after realizing that we really couldn't take the proper archival care of the materials, it was all transferred to Bonestell LLC in Seattle, WA, which now owns it all. By the way, there is now a feature-length documentary about Bonestell's life and work. It has been showing at venues all over the country. The screening schedule is here www.chesleybonestell.com/ , so maybe you might be able to see it sometime.
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Post by Retread-Retired-Cameron on Feb 9, 2020 18:53:31 GMT
An unsharpened sword can still be quite effective as a defensive / offensive weapon using either the flat of the blade or the dull edge. Given enough force the dull edge can cause compression 'cuts' while the point can cause nasty gashes [difficult to sew up].
At one time heavy two-handed swords with dull blades were termed bone-breakers and they were used to do exactly that.
True enough. I had a friend who once owned a broadsword and the thing must have weighed twenty pounds if it weighed an ounce. My collection is primarily swords, short swords, and a variety of daggers and so forth. Even being hit with the flat side of a ten pound sword is enough to ring one's bell.
Back in my younger days I could heft a broadsword, my old shoulders would quickly complain if I tried it now. Not sure how long it would take to get back in shape to wear scale mail, though I'd have to get the metal stock and craft a set in order to find out.
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Post by ronmiller on Feb 9, 2020 19:17:47 GMT
True enough. I had a friend who once owned a broadsword and the thing must have weighed twenty pounds if it weighed an ounce. My collection is primarily swords, short swords, and a variety of daggers and so forth. Even being hit with the flat side of a ten pound sword is enough to ring one's bell.
Back in my younger days I could heft a broadsword, my old shoulders would quickly complain if I tried it now. Not sure how long it would take to get back in shape to wear scale mail, though I'd have to get the metal stock and craft a set in order to find out.
My friend with the broadsword was this Vikingesque girl who could hold it at arm's length and wave it just with her wrist.
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Post by Retread-Retired-Cameron on Feb 9, 2020 21:04:41 GMT
My collection is primarily swords, short swords, and a variety of daggers and so forth. Even being hit with the flat side of a ten pound sword is enough to ring one's bell.
Back in my younger days I could heft a broadsword, my old shoulders would quickly complain if I tried it now. Not sure how long it would take to get back in shape to wear scale mail, though I'd have to get the metal stock and craft a set in order to find out.
My friend with the broadsword was this Vikingesque girl who could hold it at arm's length and wave it just with her wrist. Twenty-five years ago I was able to do much the same thing. Time has a way of taking a toll.
These days I'll stick to a sword or sabre, far less tiring with arthritis.
A woman who can wield a sword or broadsword is an inspiring sight to see, a type of beauty few appreciate these days.
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Post by benziger on Feb 9, 2020 21:29:27 GMT
Thought I would share some home pix...especially ones that feature books! That looks very nice to me. I have my books less concentrated, but most of them around me: Geography and litterature in the first stair case, youth litterature in the second stair case, religion, railways and psycholgy behind the door; history and art near my bed, dictionnaries and music in the office...
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Post by ronmiller on Feb 9, 2020 22:06:39 GMT
Thought I would share some home pix...especially ones that feature books! That looks very nice to me. I have my books less concentrated, but most of them around me: Geography and litterature in the first stair case, youth litterature in the second stair case, religion, railways and psycholgy behind the door; history and art near my bed, dictionnaries and music in the office... Our books are more or less similarly segregated. All of the books in my studio/office deal with for the most part science and the arts. The main library contains everything from fiction and poetry to history and humor. Upstairs there is a collection of mysteries and science fiction.
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Post by Deleted on Feb 9, 2020 23:46:23 GMT
I'm sure I already mentioned this but I have a Katana on my wall. I even bought a stone sharpener in case there's an apocalypse. (I watched all nine seasons of The Walking Dead ) In the case of a sudden attack I suppose you could beat someone off with the stone. That's funny, Ron. I had to double check k that it was you responding. Not sure you joke a lot. ) or I missed them. Hahaha
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Post by Deleted on Feb 9, 2020 23:50:38 GMT
An unsharpened sword can still be quite effective as a defensive / offensive weapon using either the flat of the blade or the dull edge. Given enough force the dull edge can cause compression 'cuts' while the point can cause nasty gashes [difficult to sew up].
At one time heavy two-handed swords with dull blades were termed bone-breakers and they were used to do exactly that.
True enough. I had a friend who once owned a broadsword and the thing must have weighed twenty pounds if it weighed an ounce. Ok, that's more like it. Using the mobile it's confusing who is writing what. Ron provides education, information, a new angle. Cameron, funny innocent humour, ideas and insight. I would use a stone, a blunt katana, my teeth and bare fingers. I'm not going down without a fight.
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Post by Deleted on Feb 10, 2020 5:16:41 GMT
The other two are views of my office/studio. Most of the books are reference books: art, science, etc. The decorative motif seems to be largely rockets.
Ron the pictures of your office really reflect you so well. No minimalism for you. I absolutely agree. However my office/art room was very different with manniquins, easels, small and large canvases etc. When I gave up painting these things went but only because I wasn't using them not because of any minimalist ideals.
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Post by benziger on Feb 10, 2020 10:42:19 GMT
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Post by Deleted on Feb 10, 2020 11:07:44 GMT
Thanks Benziger.I'm still doing some illustrations but the sketch pads and outdoor painting using easels etc. has finished. Now it's the occasional card or drawing. Ron told me about a Wacom tablet which makes it easier to paint and draw on the computer. MY son has bought me one and I'm looking forward to learning this new way of drawing and painting.
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Post by ronmiller on Feb 10, 2020 12:58:52 GMT
The other two are views of my office/studio. Most of the books are reference books: art, science, etc. The decorative motif seems to be largely rockets.
Ron the pictures of your office really reflect you so well. No minimalism for you. I absolutely agree. However my office/art room was very different with manniquins, easels, small and large canvases etc. When I gave up painting these things went but only because I wasn't using them not because of any minimalist ideals. I should have included a picture of the corner I made for myself in the basement, where I can do messy stuff like paint and work with inks. It's a lot artier looking than my upstairs space!
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Post by Retread-Retired-Cameron on Feb 13, 2020 0:30:44 GMT
The other two are views of my office/studio. Most of the books are reference books: art, science, etc. The decorative motif seems to be largely rockets.
Ron the pictures of your office really reflect you so well. No minimalism for you. I absolutely agree. However my office/art room was very different with manniquins, easels, small and large canvases etc. When I gave up painting these things went but only because I wasn't using them not because of any minimalist ideals. I should have included a picture of the corner I made for myself in the basement, where I can do messy stuff like paint and work with inks. It's a lot artier looking than my upstairs space! I'd show my workshop but at the moment apart from a desk on the bench waiting to be finished there's a lot of crud; to include bags of recyclables waiting to be dropped off.
What does your painting niche look like? I wonder what an artist's inviolate space looks like.
I'd show outdoor work-space but it's rather boring, unless you need a chunk of juniper for some reason unfathomable.
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Post by ronmiller on Feb 13, 2020 12:39:22 GMT
Here is my little art corner. As I mentioned, I do almost all of my commercial work digitally, but I still like to work with traditional media just for myself if nothing else. The device hovering over the drawing table is a camera lucida, which allows me to enlarge and reduce photos and sketches. The small bookcase in the foreground holds boxes of paints, etc. The right-hand picture is from the other direction. The shelves are mostly filled with magazines and old pulps. The filing cabinet is my morgue: thousands and thousands of photos and clippings on just about every imaginable subject for reference.
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