[TheForge] A recipe for Emperor Wilson...

[Roy Wilson]

======= On 2005-06-14, at 14:40:58 Phlip wrote: =======

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>Ene bichizh ogsen baina shuu...

	Eenie, meanie, jellibeenie.  And interfice te cochleare to boot!<G>

>> So what have you been making of late, Lady Phlip?  BTW, I love the period
>>sunglasses in that pic of you and John...<G>

>Actually, sunglasses are quite perion, although not quite those frames ;-)

	Wasn't that an old Jethro Tull album, "Broadsword & Shades"? <G>

>Mostly, at the moment, I'm making stuff for the RennFaire. Trying to get
>some 5/8 sq cut to make up some tripods, as well as more period-looking
>tie-downs, etc for my shelter (although the shelter itself is thoroughly
>modern- still, a bit at a time ;-) My roommate, Rob, was going to hacksaw
>the 5/8 for me, but yesterday he flipped the car and tore up his left arm
>pretty badly, so I'm looking for alternives to me and the hacksaw ;-) If it
>were just one or two, I'd go ahead and do it, or heat it and cut it on the
>hardy (which I just made) but 6 of them? It's too damned hot ;-) I need
>either a cut-off saw, a band saw, or an apprentice who lives a bit closer
>than Alaron does ;-)

	Er...  if you swing by, I'll show you how to use a cutting torch....  <G>

	Since you're amenable to a power saw, why not a cheap (<$40) 4" disk grinder?  Just put a cutoff wheel on one and zip right through.  Personally, I'd use the torches if the bandsaw wasn't working.  MUCH easier.

>And, my friend Oso just sent me over some stainless steel wire, so I can
>experiment with pattern welded billets. I'd have been happy finding some
>just plain steel wire, but if this is what he suggests, considering the
>quality of his work, I'm all for it ;-)

	Try garage door cable sometime.  Works great, and it's thin enough that you can add strands of Monel, nickel, etc. wire to it as well.  Opening the strands enough to work in steel wool gives interesting results as well.

>> 2)  Raccoons find the chimney and flue of forges to be excellent breeding
>>creches.

>Better neighbors than skunks, all things considered, unless you have
>chickens ;-)

	Both critters keep the @!$#!!! feral cats from moving into my barn.  The 'coons kill them, the skunks...  well, let's just say Looney Tunes had it right when they cast ol' Pepe LePew as a bit amorous for cats...<G>

>My roommates finally let me get a dog, a beautiful husky bitch, with blue
>eyes, 3 years old. I had rather a naming contest here on TheForge (her name
>was originally "Precious"- 'nuff said) and I owe someone here a beer when
>finally we meet. FYI, guys, I've named her "Swage" but I'm using the
>Medieval French spelling (gee, wonder why ;-) so her Official New Name is
>"Souage" ;-)

	I've got a new dog as well, yet another male black lab.  His papers say his name is "Shadow", but he's convinced it's either "Dammit!" or "Special Ed".<G>

>Now you're single again, don't chase too many wild women ;-)

	I chase lots of women, wild and otherwise.  The problem is when I *catch* one - I can't remember WHY I was chasing her...<G>

>And, when are you coming to Pennsic?

	Probably not this year.  I'm busy looking for a Classic Mid Life Crisis car - something sporty, red, ragtopped, and probably shaped like a... er...  "Male Wedding Tackle" sums that up, I think...<G>

> We could use another cranky old smith to learn from ;-)

	 Heh.  Just look for a lunatic with a camcorder stealing all your trade secrets.<G>

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Emperor Wilson
WINS#6  

"Caesar si viveret, ad remum dareris." - Xanthippos

Roy Wilson - rwilson9 at twcny.rr.com
2005-06-14