Hey folks,
Winter is beginning to descend upon the Midwest. Since my wife has a piano, it's good for us to use a humidifier to keep the wood of the piano from being damaged by the dry winter air.
She wanted to put the humidifier pretty close to where my swords are. Is there any harm in that? Or is there a minimum distance that I should keep between the swords and the humidifier?
| Chad Arnow wrote: |
| Hey folks,
Winter is beginning to descend upon the Midwest. Since my wife has a piano, it's good for us to use a humidifier to keep the wood of the piano from being damaged by the dry winter air. She wanted to put the humidifier pretty close to where my swords are. Is there any harm in that? Or is there a minimum distance that I should keep between the swords and the humidifier? |
Well, how do you store the weapons? What type of protective coating do you use on them? How often do they get handled? How are they handled? Who handles them Do they know how to handle them?
Also, if you live in a dry climate, the humidifier will help protect any handles that are made with unstabilized/uncured wood.
Here in Alberta I have no trouble maintaining my swords as it is brutally dry. I just have to worry about the wood in the handle cracking...
| Shawn Mulock wrote: |
| Well, how do you store the weapons? What type of protective coating do you use on them? How often do they get handled? How are they handled? Who handles them Do they know how to handle them?
Also, if you live in a dry climate, the humidifier will help protect any handles that are made with unstabilized/uncured wood. Here in Alberta I have no trouble maintaining my swords as it is brutally dry. I just have to worry about the wood in the handle cracking... |
Shawn,
They are stored upright in a wooden stand. Many of them, but not all, have a protective coat of lacquer/varnish on them. I wipe them down with a silicone-impregnated gun and reel cloth rather than using oil. I've found over the last several years that the cloth is great a great way to keep things in my collection protected and less messy than oiling. They don't get handled too frequently. When they get handled, it's by me or by a guest. They are always wiped down soon after being handled.
I'm just concerned that a big humidifier spewing moist air two or three feet from my collection will cause trouble.
I think that it would be a wise measure to move the swords. Excess humidity is never a good thing for ferrous metals.
You could move the piano, but I think it would be easier to move the swords :D
You could move the piano, but I think it would be easier to move the swords :D
| Patrick Kelly wrote: |
| I think that it would be a wise measure to move the swords. Excess humidity is never a good thing for ferrous metals.
You could move the piano, but I think it would be easier to move the swords :D |
That was my thought as well. And moving my wife's piano is not in my best interest... :)
Does anyone know what a minimum safe distance I should keep between the two is?
| Chad Arnow wrote: | ||
That was my thought as well. And moving my wife's piano is not in my best interest... :) Does anyone know what a minimum safe distance I should keep between the two is? |
Perhaps look into another room? Humidifiers do tend to spread out the moisture to a fair distance...
| Shawn Mulock wrote: |
| Perhaps look into another room? Humidifiers do tend to spread out the moisture to a fair distance... |
Shawn,
They should be fine in the same room. I had the humidifier in the same room as my swords for two winters before I got married. But they were at least a dozen feet apart.
| Chad Arnow wrote: |
| Shawn,
They should be fine in the same room. I had the humidifier in the same room as my swords for two winters before I got married. But they were at least a dozen feet apart. |
Okay. So maybe on the other side of the piano? Just to keep a bit of a barrier between the swords and the humidifier. Do you have scabbards for any of the swords? Got any pics of your collection? :D
| Shawn Mulock wrote: |
| Okay. So maybe on the other side of the piano? Just to keep a bit of a barrier between the swords and the humidifier. Do you have scabbards for any of the swords? Got any pics of your collection? :D |
I have scabbards for all the swords except one. I keep the scabbards in a closet in another room.
Here's a really old pic of my collection:
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Several of those swords have been sold, and I have at least one now that isn't in that picture. For pictures of my stuff, you can go here: www.picturetrail.com/carnow6494.
Album Misc. 1 is swords I currently own. Misc. 2 is daggers/knives/etc. that I currently have. Misc. 3 is things I used to own. The Arizona trip album is pictures I took last December at the Grand Canyon, when my wife (then fiance) and I got engaged. :)
That's a purdy collection you have there. Well, you aren't storing them in the scabbards, so no problem there. I like the sword stand by the way. :)
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