[TheForge] morning, coal, and baskets

[GHS]

Hey, Mark Mondloch, does this mean that I owe you some money?

Have fun Dave. I have daddy duty. Soccer all day.

Mike Graf



Dave Brown wrote:
> It's a fine morning here in Green Bay.  I've got a fresh load of good 
> Pocahontas #3 coal in the bin and it's just beggin' to be used.  With a 
> high temp forecast at 55F, I think it will be a good day to be a 
> blacksmith.
> 
> My plans are to get started on a blanket chest, or maybe a little 
> smaller, combining forged steel and hand made natural fiber ropes.  I 
> have a goodly supply of sisal, jute and hemp (no, not the smoking kind) 
> twines to make the rope from.  For the basket I'm thinking of having the 
> steel exposed at corners and edges and hinges with the rope woven as the 
> weft over and under 1/4" rnd rods as the warp.  I'll need to figure the 
> weaving pattern, how I'll combine the different fibers and whether to 
> make "Z" twist or "S" twist rope or maybe use both for a herringbone 
> effect.  For the handles I'll probably use both rope and steel.
> 
> Anyway, should be an interesting day.  I wonder how much I'll actually 
> get done.  Got a lot of thinking and planning to do for the stuff I've 
> got in my mind.
> 
> Dave Brown
> 
> I live in my own little world.
> But it's ok, they know me here.
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