Weapons Rack finally set up....

[drumpriest]

A while back I posted a weapons rack that I built from Cherry with a Wenge inlay. I have finally gotten to put it on the wall, and hang some steel from it.

top to bottom:

Shinai
Bokken
Wakazashi
Katana (she's a cutter, not a decoration)
Tachi (D2 tool steel, actually, odd design, but nice)

[lrogers]

Shame on the guy that breaks into your house! That really looks nice Keith.

[Uncle Cracker]

Osu, Keith...

[ejs1097]

Looks great Keith. I hope that isn't above the crib

[ChrisD]

Looks very sharp, Keith.

A great storage idea, too, for those long lathe tools.

[Pappy]

Nice, Keith, both the rack and the instruments!

[Bruce Cohen]

Hey Keith,

Looks nifty as h**l, but where's the 12 ga. pump.

Bruce

[eccentrictinkerer]

Beautiful work! LOML is a chef and cookbook writer and she's eyeing the katana!

Just saw this posted on a travel forum that we frequent:

Once upon a time a powerful Emperor of the Rising Sun advertised for a new Chief Samurai Warrior. After a year, only three applied for the job: a Japanese, a Chinese and a Jewish Samurai.

"Demonstrate your skills!" commanded the Emperor.

The Japanese samurai stepped forward, opened a tiny box and released a fly. He drew his samurai sword and * Swish! * the fly fell to the floor, neatly divided in two!

"What a skillful feat!" said the Emperor. "Number Two Samurai, show me what you can do."

The Chinese samurai smiled confidently, stepped forward and opened a tiny box, releasing a fly. He drew his samurai sword and *Swish!* *Swish! * The fly fell to the floor neatly quartered!

"Ah-h-h, that is skill!" nodded the Emperor. "How are you going to top that, Number three Samurai?"

Number Three Samurai stepped forward, opened a tiny box releasing a fly, drew his samurai sword and *Swoooooosh!* flourished his sword so mightily that a gust of wind blew through the room and the fly let out a high pitched sound. But the fly was still alive and buzzing around!

In disappointment, the Emperor said, "What kind of skill is that? The fly isn't even dead."

"Dead, schmead," replied the Jewish Samurai. "Dead is easy. Now, circumcision .....THAT takes skill!"

[John Hunter]

Very nice.

[jonmnelson]

That looks great. My 6 year old son would especially love to have your collection. As it is, he does enough damage with his wooden swords.

[mater]

Beautiful work. It looks good.

[chopnhack]

Nice work Keith!
Did you get your love of inlay from watching D. Marks? Also did you use tongue oil? LOL JK
Great work.

[Black wallnut]

Looks good Keith! What does the character translate to, caution sharp?

[Uncle Cracker]

Looks good Keith! What does the character translate to, caution sharp?

Rather than a Kanji character, I think it's a black belt...

[footprintsinconc]

looks real nice! i too was expecting to see guns on the rack.
now is that cloth on the bottom rack part of it the rack or .... just kidding!

so you are in martial arts? what kind? just signed up our kids at a local martial art school. they teach kempo and something else. my daughter's friend go there and she wanted to and my son wants to do what his sister wants to do....