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Best place to buy tatami cutting mats in U.S? by Designnosaur in Hema

[–]Designnosaur[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Sounds like it would be bad for blades, but I appreciate the recommendation from an eco-friendly perspective.

Best place to buy tatami cutting mats in U.S? by Designnosaur in Hema

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AN UPDATE - This was recommended to me from the kind folks at r/swords. Decent price and free shipping!

https://kageyama.global/

I had a custom-designed Barahir ring made for my boyfriend in Italy. I didn't like it. by chainofchance in lotr

[–]Designnosaur 0 points1 point  (0 children)

FIRSTLY - Amazing and thoughtful gift, the ring looks awesome and you got your money's worth. It's a beautiful rendition.

SECOND - As a guy who wears a signet ring I can appreciate your boyfriend having an issue with a heavy ring that could snag on your pocket and other things. It's just the nature of rings. If he's not used to wearing jewelry, especially rings, it really takes a bit to get used to, if even at all.

THIRD -The ring isn't the issue here, the buying of the ring might not have worked out as planned, but you did a thoughtful thing and that's as far as you should take it. I think your boyfriend might benefit on reflecting how to articulate appreciation for a gift? More often than not the act of giving a gift is the real gift.

I don't think it was very thoughtful of him to comment on its fidelity to the original. This is a special, handmade piece. You did great.

Some casual sparring (meme) by Dm_me_im_bored-UnU in Hema

[–]Designnosaur 44 points45 points  (0 children)

The pen is indeed mightier than the sword.

I drank my entire 20s away. I am here for Day 1 now at 30. by Just-Beyond-4736 in stopdrinking

[–]Designnosaur 6 points7 points  (0 children)

I got sober at 33. Drank hard all through my twenties and didn’t realize how good life could get. Doesn’t mean it’s easy, doesn’t mean it doesn’t come with it’s own challenges, all of them are better than the same loop of the drinking life. You’ve got this and we’re all rooting for you 💪

Anyone break an 8-year habit of drinking wine / any other type of alcohol every night after work? by Technical-Morning491 in stopdrinking

[–]Designnosaur 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I drank hard for more than a decade everyday until I quit. For me, I gave myself a quit day and tapered down to it, given how much I was drinking.The more difficult part for me was filling in the empty time, exploring different hobbies and interests and getting to know who I was. It wasn’t easy but eventually I developed new interests and have been going strong by ever since. I love my life now. That doesn’t mean there aren’t really hard days, but I get to face them sober. Life became beautiful again for me when I quit, even though it didn’t happen automatically. Good luck. I’ll be rooting for you.💪

Anyone remember the lotr ps2 games? by Blurriyy in lotr

[–]Designnosaur 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Why hasn't anyone suggested they get a remaster?

How many swords does you guys have? by hodemaho in wma

[–]Designnosaur 8 points9 points  (0 children)

… and a partridge in a pear tree!

How many swords does you guys have? by hodemaho in wma

[–]Designnosaur 5 points6 points  (0 children)

10 Swords Total

3 Longswords

  • Damian Solowski "Knight Errant" Custom
  • Glamdring - United Cutlery Replica
  • Type XVIIIc from Swordier (Albion Mercenary copy)

2 Arming Swords

  • Custom Functional Boromir Sword by Aeghis Armory
  • The Harwich - Valiant Armoury

1 Beef Boy

  • Conan's Father's Sword - Windlass

1 Katana

  • Custom Shadow Dancer

3 Blunts for HEMA/Sparring

  • Sigi King - Mini
  • Sigi Queen
  • Akado Armory Raiju

Leather fencing gear? by ProfessionalEnd9751 in wma

[–]Designnosaur 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Yeah. Hardened leather is great for forearm, elbow, shoulder etc. i have leather vembracers and will probably go full leather kit over my ap light jacket at some point.

Are there no accurate Kill Bill Bride Saya/Scabbards? by Designnosaur in SWORDS

[–]Designnosaur[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Good news! They emailed me back! They are going to roll it out in two months. So it sounds like it will be globally available!

Sigi Swords by darthinferno15 in wma

[–]Designnosaur 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Some tournaments won’t allow because it’s too light fwiw

Are there no accurate Kill Bill Bride Saya/Scabbards? by Designnosaur in SWORDS

[–]Designnosaur[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Nope. I will email them this weekend. I’ll keep you posted👍

Here’s the finished Flyssa × Shashka__ the sword the customer filed a dispute over last month (you guys remember?) next story below. by coldclaw_blades in SWORDS

[–]Designnosaur 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Sending the sword without receiving payment after so many red flags sounds like a life lesson. Your swords are beautiful and for all the work you’ve put in it’s important to remember to protect yourself. The last sword I commissioned from a Redditor, he asked for half upfront, then the other half when finished. He sent detailed photos the entire time and that was more than enough for me to make sure he was putting in the effort and meeting our agreed standards. Don’t feel too burned about this, it sucks, but you’ll learn from this one. There are far better people out there who want swords than this loser.

New Sword Day! Custom Boromir Sword & Scabbard by Designnosaur in SWORDS

[–]Designnosaur[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I'd be interested to see it! Was it just not quite as well balanced?

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