[TheForge] A-Frame Cooking Iron

[Jerry Frost]

Thanks for the picture Dan:

The legs on the "A" frame takes care of the stability issue.

Frosty
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----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Daniel Crowther" <blksmith at nycap.rr.com>
To: <theforge at mailman.qth.net>
Sent: Saturday, March 12, 2005 6:44 AM
Subject: [TheForge] A-Frame Cooking Iron


> Hey Dan,
>
> Here's the picture I was talking about. It's a wood cut from Bartolomeo 
> Scappi's "Opera". Scappi was the private cook to Pope Pius V. The "Opera" 
> was published in 1570 in Venice. the engraving depicts the field kitchen 
> the Pope's lackeys used to prepare food for him while on progress.  The 
> largest cooking rig in the background is an "A" frame.
>
> What impressed me most about this, was the total use of cooking space for 
> spitted food. A careful inspection shows hooks for spits on nearly every 
> surface.  Even on the legs of the stand in the foreground.
>
> http://www.oakandacorn.com/hostedimages/cookingrig.jpg  (The image is 
> sized to be almost 8.5"x11" if downloaded and printed)
>
> The pic is around 100k and I've tried to keep the resolution so you can 
> see construction details.  The peak of the "A" meet and join with a pin 
> that comes up from the bottom.
>
> Just doing my best to help out my fellow Dan.
>
>
> Dan Crowther
> http://www.oakandacorn.com
> http://www.oakandacorn.com/cdbaforum