Technology

A. G. Maisey · 17th August 2009, 02:15 AM

I spend most of my spare time playing with keris.

I'm either restoring some item of dress, or repairing or staining blades. This has been my hobby all my life; when I'm not doing income producing work, or pulling a trigger, I'm playing with keris and other edged weaponry.

Obviously I must have developed some pretty high tech working methods and equipment by now, since I've been at this game for so long, so, prompted by some of the photos posted by other people of their beautifully presented equipment and working situations, I thought I'd share photos of my own extremely high tech equipment and workshop.

Here are photos of my blade staining equipment in its immaculate storage facility, my state-of-the-art blade staining equipment, and my immaculate and technologically advanced workshop. The cloudless blue sky is perhaps the most important single contributor to excellence in a blade stain.

David · 17th August 2009, 03:14 AM

Wow, that looks a whole lot like my mess.

A. G. Maisey · 17th August 2009, 04:26 AM

Hey David, that ain't no mess!

That's after I just tidied it up!

David · 17th August 2009, 06:26 AM

Oh....did i say mess...i meant absolute and complete order in a perfect workshop environment....really i did!

A. G. Maisey · 17th August 2009, 07:37 AM

Thank you David. That's probably a more accurate comment.

Michel · 17th August 2009, 09:15 PM

Oh Alan,
What a balm on my heart to see that I am not the only one finding my way in my disorder !
What is important for me, is the result and not my miserable mess !
Thank you for sharing !
Michel

David · 17th August 2009, 10:31 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Michel

Oh Alan,
What a balm on my heart to see that I am not the only one finding my way in my disorder !
What is important for me, is the result and not my miserable mess !
Thank you for sharing !
Michel

Now Michel, there is no mess here...i don't see any mess, do you?

Battara · 17th August 2009, 10:58 PM

You ought to see my workshop...

kulbuntet · 18th August 2009, 01:28 AM

Must be heavly goverment subsidized, to own that high grade equipment, and working space! Wish i had that good state of the art contacts.

Addon coment

Notice due to security reasons on top secret pojects he has hidden al of his work in progres..but forgot one! There goes the subsidies

BluErf · 18th August 2009, 03:55 PM

I don't have a workspace at home! I do it on the floor in one of the rooms in my apartment, with lots of newspaper laid out on the floor... And when I need to clean kerises with a bit of fruit acid, there's the bathroom...

lemmythesmith · 18th August 2009, 10:41 PM

Hi Alan, your workspace is tidy, no matter how hard I try, mine always looks like a tornado has hit it......

A. G. Maisey · 19th August 2009, 12:14 AM

Thank you Lemmy.

That is what I was trying to tell David.

David · 19th August 2009, 01:55 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by A. G. Maisey

Thank you Lemmy.
That is what I was trying to tell David.

Battara · 20th August 2009, 04:11 AM

Well here is a part of my workshop/studio. This part is where I do most of my metal work (missing the polishing machine and oven).

17th August 2009, 02:15 AM	#1
A. G. Maisey Member Join Date: May 2006 Posts: 6,895	Technology I spend most of my spare time playing with keris. I'm either restoring some item of dress, or repairing or staining blades. This has been my hobby all my life; when I'm not doing income producing work, or pulling a trigger, I'm playing with keris and other edged weaponry. Obviously I must have developed some pretty high tech working methods and equipment by now, since I've been at this game for so long, so, prompted by some of the photos posted by other people of their beautifully presented equipment and working situations, I thought I'd share photos of my own extremely high tech equipment and workshop. Here are photos of my blade staining equipment in its immaculate storage facility, my state-of-the-art blade staining equipment, and my immaculate and technologically advanced workshop. The cloudless blue sky is perhaps the most important single contributor to excellence in a blade stain. Attached Images

17th August 2009, 09:15 PM	#6
Michel Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Switzerland Posts: 139	A mess ? NO an orderly disorder Oh Alan, What a balm on my heart to see that I am not the only one finding my way in my disorder ! What is important for me, is the result and not my miserable mess ! Thank you for sharing ! Michel

18th August 2009, 01:28 AM	#9
kulbuntet Member Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: Amsterdam, Netherlands Posts: 159	Must be heavly goverment subsidized, to own that high grade equipment, and working space! Wish i had that good state of the art contacts. Addon coment Notice due to security reasons on top secret pojects he has hidden al of his work in progres..but forgot one! There goes the subsidies Last edited by kulbuntet; 18th August 2009 at 01:39 AM.

18th August 2009, 10:41 PM	#11
lemmythesmith Member Join Date: May 2007 Posts: 93	Hi Alan, your workspace is tidy, no matter how hard I try, mine always looks like a tornado has hit it...... Attached Images

20th August 2009, 04:11 AM	#14
Battara EAAF Staff Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Louisville, KY Posts: 7,226	Well here is a part of my workshop/studio. This part is where I do most of my metal work (missing the polishing machine and oven). Attached Images

17th August 2009, 03:14 AM	#2
David Keris forum moderator Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Nova Scotia Posts: 7,126	Wow, that looks a whole lot like my mess.

17th August 2009, 04:26 AM	#3
A. G. Maisey Member Join Date: May 2006 Posts: 6,895	Hey David, that ain't no mess! That's after I just tidied it up!

17th August 2009, 06:26 AM	#4
David Keris forum moderator Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Nova Scotia Posts: 7,126	Oh....did i say mess...i meant absolute and complete order in a perfect workshop environment....really i did!

17th August 2009, 07:37 AM	#5
A. G. Maisey Member Join Date: May 2006 Posts: 6,895	Thank you David. That's probably a more accurate comment.

17th August 2009, 10:58 PM	#8
Battara EAAF Staff Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Louisville, KY Posts: 7,226	You ought to see my workshop...

18th August 2009, 03:55 PM	#10
BluErf Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Singapore Posts: 1,180	I don't have a workspace at home! I do it on the floor in one of the rooms in my apartment, with lots of newspaper laid out on the floor... And when I need to clean kerises with a bit of fruit acid, there's the bathroom...

19th August 2009, 12:14 AM	#12
A. G. Maisey Member Join Date: May 2006 Posts: 6,895	Thank you Lemmy. That is what I was trying to tell David.