Spear holder - howitzer trench art

[fernando]

Originally Posted by LOUIEBLADES

Bill
I like it but the stand looks awfully top heavy to me. It might be safer against a wall or in a corner? How heavy is the stand?
Lew

I have a few shells around.
It seems as you can either fix a solid decor to the base of these things, like the one Bill is showing, or widen their area with some material; either one having to be increased in proportion to the objects (weapons) height you intend to display in there. You can 'feel' how steady they are, by pushing them aside and test their resistance. Naturaly is a high risk to display a full size halberd or the like in a shell without any stability device.
When i fear the thing is not safe, i glue a square of acrilic (transparent) material to its bottom. It looks as if the shell is in its self balance.
Also not a bad idea to place them in corners ... specially when you have pets around
Fernando

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