[TheForge] Branding Irons? Professional witness?

[Ben Barrett]

http://images.google.com/images?hl=en&q=branding+iron&btnG=Search+Images&gbv=2
40K+ pictures should be worth about 40 millions words :)
Sorry if I was off-topic, but I know future folk will refer to this
thread for other purposes too,
so please don't fret the "OT" stuff.  Lots of things are worth saying,
and only you can decide
what is worth reading.  Anywhoo, it is evident from these pictures,
and my memory of animal-
destined branding irons, that thickish flat stock should be used.
OTOH, you mentioned these are decorative pieces, so only you, or your
client(s) can decide
how they should look.
I hope that guy doesn't beat you up :)
The secret to the construction of these things is, wait for it,
get it hot and bang on it.

cheers,

ben



On 5/2/07, Jonathan Barnhart <blakkpawss at yahoo.com> wrote:
> I think several of you missed my point here and have
> gone way off topic.  "I'M NOT MAKING ANY BRANDING
> IRONS FOR THE PURPOSE OF BRANDING A HUMAN BEING".
> Thus, unless a cow or a horse gets a lawyer on
> retainer I should be O.K.  I'm only going to be making
> decorative wall hanger items or irons used for the
> cattle industry.  No human branding, no scarification,
> no weird fetishism stuff.  The first guy on my list
> wants it for his farm.  He'd probably beat somebody up
> for suggesting that he was going to brand himself or
> somebody else.  So, unless you can tell me something
> about the construction of these irons, please hold
> your off topic comments to yourself.  Thank you to the
> few people who have actually helped me in this
> endeavor.
> --- Tod Estes <testes at medicine.nodak.edu> wrote:
>
> > Hey, I just figured out how to pay for my student
> > loans, when you get sued for
> > the branding irons have your legal eagle give me a
> > call, I would be happy to
> > set as a professional witness on the medical and
> > blacksmithing portion of your
> > defense. For a reasonable fee.....ok a really
> > ridiculous fee but its all going
> > to those stinkin loans.... ok most are going to the
> > loans.. gotta save some for
> > more tools. Tod.
> > Quoting Jerry Smith
> > <jerry_smith at anvilsandinkstudios.com>:
> >
> > > I agree with Grover, but these day I worry about
> > > making things and people improperly use them, thus
> > I
> > > get sued.
> > >
> > > Jerry
> > >
> > > --- Grover Richardson
> > > <grover.richardson at gtri.gatech.edu> wrote:
> > >
> > > > In blacksmithing circles, a burn is a tattoo
> > that
> > > > usually comes with a very
> > > > good story.
> > > >
> > >
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