[TheForge] A-Frame Cooking Iron

[Phlip]

Ene bichizh ogsen baina shuu...

> Agreed Phlip. "As it appears" in the woodcut this wouldn't be very stable
at
> all, even after the pope's servants cleared and leveled the ground.
>
> However, woodcuts aren't blueprints or even working drawings, they're more
> like concept sketches. There is almost never a sense of scale or
perspective
> in most woodcuts. This one is actually pretty good.
>
> Legs are represented on the "A" frames and I'm sure the good smiths of the
> time were wise enough to make them large enough to be effective
> . Failing that I'm sure the first cook to get scalded would do some
> educating. Heck, if it was the pope's favorite cook it could've gotten
VERY
> hot for the smith. <grin>
>
> Frosty

Lessee if I can type this one like a coherent human being ;-)

One of the things Rob and I were discussing was that he thinks that what
isn't shown is holes in the feet to insert pegs to stabilize the feet. I was
wondering if they might have step pegs, like we put on torch holders and the
like- he felt that step pegs wouldn't be versatile enough- I feel that
assorted pins, different sizes for different types of ground, like he was
suggesting, would mean more stuff to haul around and get lost. Another
option might be wooden pegs, which are fairly easy to replace, but would
mean the holes would hafta be pretty large, AND would be something else to
trip over- not something you want by a fire you're heating hot liquids on.

Still looking at it and thinking about it... Don't think wider feet would do
much of a job, either.

Saint Phlip,
CoD

"When in doubt, heat it up and hit it with a hammer."
 Blacksmith's credo.

 If it walks like a duck, and quacks like a duck, it is probably not a
cat.

Never a horse that cain't be rode,
And never a rider who cain't be throwed....



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