Simply Gorgeous

9 Responses to Simply Gorgeous

1. Ed Bonderenka says:

   September 28, 2019 at 09:20

   Exquisite. To have the hand to scribe and engrave and understand and use the machining principles is a gift.
   This leaves me with one question.
   What is a card press used for?
   Or better yet, Why would you press cards?
   • Nemesis says:

     September 28, 2019 at 10:31

     Nicely flattened/stiffened playing cards equals better tricks.
   • Darin says:

     September 28, 2019 at 10:56

     It’s to keep them from curling when not in use. Too little or too much humidity in the air will make the cards curl which in turn makes them hard to deal, shuffle etc.Presses are favorites of Card Mechanics like Richard Turner-

     https://youtu.be/TwFIJyWKs1k
   • Ed Bonderenka says:

     September 28, 2019 at 13:40

     
2. Nemesis says:

   September 28, 2019 at 10:32

   Fabulous metal working – and unique design. I’ll wager he’s work earns some good money.
   • Darin says:

     September 28, 2019 at 11:21

     He’s Australian if I remember right, he also started building a working replica of the Antikythera Mechanism last year-
     https://youtu.be/ML4tw_UzqZE

     I’ve always been fascinated with the Antikythera Mechanism, it’s amazing what the Ancient Greeks managed to accomplish in their day.
     • Ed Bonderenka says:

       September 28, 2019 at 13:41

       You think the Greeks did that eh?
       • Darin says:

         September 28, 2019 at 14:43

         Ya,I know Aliens
3. Nemesis says:

   September 28, 2019 at 23:05

   Ed, look up Greek Fire, an incendiary weapon used over some centuries and with devastating results against their enemies. A weapon attributed to Archimedes and as history proves, also used by the Byzantine Empire during the 7th Century but somehow now lost to antiquity.