[TheForge] Branding Irons?

[Grover Richardson]

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~>-----Original Message-----
~>From: theforge-bounces at mailman.qth.net [mailto:theforge-
~>bounces at mailman.qth.net] On Behalf Of Dan Tull
~>Sent: Wednesday, May 02, 2007 2:56 PM
~>To: Sponsored by ABANA
~>Subject: Re: [TheForge] Branding Irons?
~>
~>Watch out for liability. Someone branding the human body could get
~>infection, and sue you. Just be careful who you sell to. Modern made(mig)
~>is
~>much easier than traditional. Cone socket for green stick?
~>
~>
~>----- Original Message -----
~>From: "Jonathan Barnhart" <blakkpawss at yahoo.com>
~>To: "The Forge" <theforge at mailman.qth.net>
~>Sent: Wednesday, May 02, 2007 2:49 PM
~>Subject: [TheForge] Branding Irons?
~>
~>
~>Anyone have experience in making these?  I've had
~>several people locally ask me if I could make them
~>some.  Some want something decorative to hang up in
~>their home(one guy wanted me to make some with his
~>initials that could be used as a curtain rod).  I
~>figured those might not be too hard to make.  But,
~>there are several people who ask me for functioning
~>irons they could put in a fire.  I just wondered if
~>anyone here had experience in making them and could
~>give me some pointers on materials, construction
~>methods, informative books I could look at, etc. etc.
~>etc......
~>
~>Anyone? Anyone?  Bueller? Bueller?