Battleaxe

     The Battleaxe is a weapon that is for two-handed purpose, and is a enlarged axe. Battleaxes were made to pierce through legs and arms. In Roman times the battleaxe had a wooden shaft with a wrought iron, or carbon steel head. Some later later battleaxes had metal shafts. Battleaxes were most popular with vikings.


Battleaxe

Mace

      The mace is a type of blunt weapon, that is similar to a club, and a virge. The heavy end of the mace mace is used to make powerful blows. The mace usually has a wood, or metal shaft, with a head made of steel, iron, bronze, copper, or stone. A mace head is usually shaped with knobs, or flanges, to penetrate armor. Maces are usually two to three feet long. And some maces are even for two-handed use.


Flanged Mace


Knobbed Mace

Panel Saw

     The panel saw was invented by Wilhelm Altendorf in 1906. The panel saw is made to cut large sheets of plywood. The panel saw makes it so you do not have to manually feed to wood. Cabinet shops  use panel saws to cut plywood, and melamine into cabinet components. Panel saws are also used by sign shops to cut sheets of wood, plastic, and aluminum.


Vertical Panel Saw


Horizontal Panel Saw

Longsword

     The longsword is a type of weapon that was created in Europe. The longsword has a cruciform hilt, and a grip for two-handed purposes. The longsword was used during late medieval time, and early renaissance time. The longsword was made by a Johannes Lichtenauer, a 14th century fencing master.



Picture of a longsword

EMG pickups

     EMG is a company based in Santa Rosa, California, which manufactures EMG pickups. Series of EMG pickups that EMG sells are the active series which are, EMG60, EMG81, EMG85, EMG89, and the passive series are the EMG-HZ series. The X-series is made to be more traditional and passive. EMG pickups are most popular hard rock, and metal bands.


ESP LTD EC-500 guitar with EMG pickups

Hand-Held Circular Saw

The circular saw is a machine that uses a toothed metal cutting disc or blade. Circular saws are made to cut wood, and even sometimes masonry, metals, or plastics. The more teeth the saw has, the finer the cut.


Hand-Held Circular Saw

Tomahawk

    A tomahawk is also known as the hawk, is native to North America, and resembles a hatchet with a strait shaft. The name tomahawk came to the English language in the 17th century as a transliteration for Powhatan a Virginian Algonquain word. Tomahawks were general purpose tools for Native Americans, and European colonials for hand-to-hand combat, or a throwing weapon. The Royal navy used metal tomahawk heads to trade with the Indians. The tomahawk's shaft is usually about about two feet long, and is usually made of hickory, ash, or maple. The head of the tomahawk is usually 9 to 20 ounces, and the cutting part of the head is usually about four inches long.


Pipe tomahawk made by RMJ Forge

USS Massachusetts

The USS Massachusetts (BB-59), is nicknamed "Big Mamie" to her crew crew members during the second world war. The USS Massachusetts was a ship in the second South Dakota-Class. The USS Maine did missions in the Pacific, and Atlantic Sea. The ship now rests in Freetown, MA, in Battleship Cove.


The USS Massachusetts of the coast of Point Wilson, Washington


The USS Massachusetts at Battleship cove in 2012

Altmer / High Elf

The High Elf is known as the Altmer, descend from Summerset Isle. the Altmer are a taller race with yellow skin, and consider themselves the most civilized race. The Altmer have appeared in all of the Elder Scrolls. In Skyrim the Altmer get an extra 50 magicka, an illusion spell fury, and a one a day ability Highborn ( which speeds up magicka regeneration ).


The Altmer in Skyrim


Altmer in Oblivion


Altmer in Morrowind

 
Altmer in Morrowind


Altmer in Arena

Router

The purpose of the router is to hollow out a part of your workpiece. The main purpose of router,s is they are mainly used in cabinetry. Routers were commonly used by pattern makers, and staircase makers at first. Electric routers took over hand routers in the 1960's. The first electric router was built after WW1. There are two different kinds of hand routers fixed-base, and plunge routers. While there is also the router table(similar to a table saw but has a router bit), and the CNC router, which is a machined router.


DeWalt DW618B3 D-Handle Fixed Base Router.


Makita RP 1101 Plunge Router


Craftsman Router Table


CNC Router

Argonian

The Argonian is a reptilian race that appears in the Elder Scrolls 4, and 5. Argonians home land is Black Marsh. Argonians are all resistant to all poisons, and have a high immunity to disease. Argonians had to defend their land, which led them to being experts in guerrilla-warfare. The Argonian is very similar to a lizard, they have scaly features, with a tail, and are are very stealthy, and agile character, but not as stealthy, and agile as the Khajiit. Argonians are highly skilled in picking locks. The Argonians have their own assassin group called the Shadowscales. The Argonians are taken as hatchlings by the Dark Brotherhood, and are trained in how to be stealthy, and how to fight in combat. Shadowscales serve their country, until the the Dark Brotherhood adopts them. Many of the Argonians seem to have in interest in magical arts.Argonians have had a tough background, with abductions of the hist sap, and being slaves of the Dunmer.Argonians that were born and raised in Black Marsh have a hatred toward the Dunmer.


Pictures of some Argonians

Tama Drums

Tama was founded in Japan in 1974 by Hoshino Gakki. Tama's research, development, and production is done in Seto, Japan. Tama's more affordable drums and hardware are made in Guangzhou, China. Hoshino has several offices around the world. Current drum lines made by Tama are Swingstar, Imperialstar, Silverstar, Silverstar Custom, Superstar Hyper-Drive, Starclassic B/B, Starclassic Maple, Starclassic Bubinga/Bubinga Elite, Starclassic Omni-Tune, and Starclassic Warlord Exotix Spartan. Discontinued series are Fibrestar, General Catalog, Royalstar, Beatstar, Granstar, Starworks, Rockstar, Artstar, Stagestar, Artstar ll, Crestar, and Techstar.


Lars Ulrich Tama Granstar Drum Kit


Tama Logo

One Piece

One is a Japanese shonen manga written, and illustrated by Eiichiro Oda. One Piece has been serialized in Weekly Shonen Jump since August 4, 1997. Individual chapters are being produced tankobon volumes by Shueisha. The most recent One Piece, book 66, was released in May 2012. One Piece follows the adventures of Monkey D. Luffy, after he eats a fruit which makes him into a rubber man. Monkey D. Luffy's pirate crew is called the Straw Hats.


Straw Hat Crew
1st row left to right: Sanji, Usopp, Nami, Roronoa Zoro, Monkey D. Luffy
2nd row left to right: Brook, Franky, Robin, Chopper


One Piece Logo

Mapex Drums

Mapex Drums is a drum manufacturer which is owned by KHS Musical Instruments Company of Taiwan. Mapex has been part of drum manufacturing for over 18 years. Mapex makes drums, and drum hardware. Current Mapex drum lines are Voyager, Horizon, Meridian Birch, Meridian Maple, Saturn, Orion, and Black Panther. The Mapex Black Panther series has three different versions The Blaster, The Velvetone, and the Retrosonic.


Mapex Horizon 9-piece double bass kit


Mapex Logo

Sabian Cymbals

Sabian cymbals were founded in Meductic, New Brunswick, Canada in 1981 by Robert Zildjian. Sabian is a private cymbal company. Sabian is a  leading cymbal manufacturing company like Zildjian, Paiste, and Meinl. Zildjian and Sabian have very similar sounding cymbals. Current cymbal lines made by Sabian are SBr, B8, APX, Vault, Signature, Paragon, Xs20, AA, HH, AA  Metal-X, AAX, HHX, Evolution, Legacy, and OMNI.


Some Sabian cymbals


Sabian Logo

Meinl Cymbals

Meinl is the leading manufacturer of cymbals, and different kinds of percussion instruments. Roland Meinl found Meinl in 1951. Meinl headquarters are in Gutenstetten, Germany. Meinl and Paiste are the two main cymbal manufactures in Europe. Current lines of cymbals that Meinl makes are Mb20, Byzance, M Series, Soundcaster (Custom, Fusion), Mb8, Mb10, Generation X, Classics, MCS, and HCS.


Some Meinl cymbals


Meinl logo


Some Meinl percussion

Paiste Cymbals

Paiste is a Swiss company that manufactures cymbals, gongs, and metal percussion. Paiste is the third largest company that manufactures cymbals, gongs, and metal percussion. Paiste was founded in 1945 in Brunsbuttel, Germany, founded in Switzerland in 1957, and became a corporation in 1973. Paiste was found by Michail Toomas Paiste, and Michail M. Paiste. Paiste is the Estonian/Finnish word that means shine. Cymbals lines that were and now manufactured are 101, 201, PST3, PST5, PST8, Alpha, Alpha Boomer, 2002,  Rude, Giant Beat, Formula 602, Signature, Signature Dark Energy, Signature Traditionals, Twenty Custom, Twenty Masters Collection, Noise Works, 302, 402, 502, 802, 101 series(different from 101 line), 404, 505, 200, 400, 500, 900, 1000, 2000, 3000, Sound Formula, COLORSOUND 5, VISIONS, BRASSTONES, Stanople, Ludwig Standard, Stambul, Zilko, SOUND CREATION, Dixie, Dimensions, Innovations, Black Alpha, and Twenty.


A room filled with Paiste cymbals


Paiste logo

Zildjian Cymbals

Zildjian is a cymbal manufacturer company founded in Istanbul, by Armenian Avedis in 1623, in the Ottoman Empire. Zildjian is one of the oldest cymbal manufacturing company around today. Zildjian sells cymbals, drumsticks, and cymbal bags. The first Zildjian cymbals were created by an alchemist who wanted to transform base metal into gold. The cymbal lines Zildjian offers are Planet Z, ZBT, ZHT, ZXT, A series, A custom, K series, K custom, FX/Oriental, Z3, Armand Zildjian, K custom hybrid, Z Zildjian, Z custom, Avedis platinum, and K custom constantinople.


Zildjian Logo


Zildjian A custom and K custom cymbals

Perplexus

Perplexus is a 3d puzzle maze in a  hollow plastic ball, which is formerly known as superplexus. You maneuver the steel ball by twisting and turning. Perplexus has many obstacles that you have to maneuver your way through. Superplexus had ideas in the early 1970's, but was not made until 2001. There are currently three versions of Perplexus Rookie, Original.


Perplexus Rookie


Perplexus Original


Perplexus Epic

When was Drum Workshop made?

Drum Workshop was made in 1972, in Santa Monica, California by Dan Lombardi. At first Drum Workshop offered private lessons, and occasional workshop. Drum Workshop started making drum parts to keep in business. Tommy Lee of Motley Crue was Drum Workshop's first endorser. Drum Workshop expanded into larger facilities in Oxnard, California, to grow and oversee a new company Pacific Drums and Percussion. Drum Workshop has a variety of many drum sizes, shells, hardware, and finishes.


Neil Peart's Rush 30th anniversary drum set


Terry Bozzio's drum set



Derek Roddy's drum set