A word of caution:

Sal Bertucci · Post by **Sal Bertucci** » Sat May 30, 2009 7:42 pm

It is unadvised to start floryshing when you are alone in an elevator. It didn't get jammed this time, but next time I might not be so lucky. Especially with that elevator.

Corey Roberts · Post by **Corey Roberts** » Sat May 30, 2009 9:44 pm

How did you manage to actually swing a weapon in a space as tiny as an elevator?

Or were you floryshing unarmed, hehe, I think most of us on here florysh all the time when nobody is watching, with any longish object we can find....

Sal Bertucci · Post by **Sal Bertucci** » Sat May 30, 2009 9:57 pm

I was unarmed, but I acted like I had a longsword. I was going home from work, and thinking about "play". As the doors closed I thought "how would I do X?" By the time I was done there was a very loud creaking, and an extremely noticeable sway to the elevator. It's a fairly new elevator, but it gets stuck all the time. So I was quite afeared.

Lance Chan · Post by **Lance Chan** » Mon Jun 01, 2009 3:18 am

Sal Bertucci wrote:I was unarmed, but I acted like I had a longsword. I was going home from work, and thinking about "play". As the doors closed I thought "how would I do X?" By the time I was done there was a very loud creaking, and an extremely noticeable sway to the elevator. It's a fairly new elevator, but it gets stuck all the time. So I was quite afeared.

Yes, that could be highly dangerous.... I did it a few times and my friends around me all stopped me and I could actually feel the elevator swinging inside the space the channel. :S

Stacy Clifford · Post by **Stacy Clifford** » Mon Jun 01, 2009 12:04 pm

Sounds like another one to add to this thread...

http://www.thearma.org/forum/viewtopic.php?t=15076

Jonathan Newhall · Post by **Jonathan Newhall** » Mon Jun 01, 2009 2:54 pm

I remember when I first learned the footwork I would practice it in the halls while going to class if nobody (or a ton of people) were around. It got kind of awkward though, so I stopped once I had it down to muscle memory

Mike Sheffield · Post by **Mike Sheffield** » Thu Jun 04, 2009 6:38 pm

You want the elevator to sway a little (it may seem like a lot while in the elevator, but it really isn't). You know steel cables are doing their job then. You don't want it to be ridged, it may snap. Even if the cable fails you have a neat mechanism that catches you so you don't fall. I used to help do elevator maintenance a few years ago. As for it getting stuck it is probably that mechanism catching. They probably have it set too sensitive. Elevator cable makes interesting looking patterns when you make blades out of them btw.

Sal Bertucci · Post by **Sal Bertucci** » Thu Jun 04, 2009 7:32 pm

That sounds nifty! You wouldn't happen to have a picture would you?

Mike Sheffield · Post by **Mike Sheffield** » Thu Jun 04, 2009 7:37 pm

Not of my work, but if you search cable damascus, or cable blades your going to find pics. The pattern tends to be like scales. My favorite (read as ONLY) customer calls it dragon pattern. :lol:

Ariel Salaverria has a tutorial with some good pics at the end.

Jonathan Newhall · Post by **Jonathan Newhall** » Thu Jun 04, 2009 8:05 pm

Doesn't look terribly solid, but it is rather ornate - I could see a market for stuff like that.

Mike Sheffield · Post by **Mike Sheffield** » Thu Jun 04, 2009 8:27 pm

Well like with all forge weld steel there is always a chance that something could go wrong. If done right it is a solid bar of steel. Just some neat patterns in basically a 10xx bar of steel.

Shane Smith · Post by **Shane Smith** » Fri Jun 05, 2009 8:34 am

Sal Bertucci wrote:It is unadvised to start floryshing when you are alone in an elevator. It didn't get jammed this time, but next time I might not be so lucky. Especially with that elevator.

Watch out for the ceiling fans too! Don't ask how I know :lol:

Scott A. Richardson · Post by **Scott A. Richardson** » Wed Jul 01, 2009 7:05 pm

Sal, I can't help but wonder if this was one of those elevators with the ever-more common survaillance cameras in it. If it is, I will definately keep an eye out for you on U Tube!

carlo arellano · Post by **carlo arellano** » Fri Jul 03, 2009 1:37 pm

hahahaha, I just did this last week.

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