[TheForge] Branding Irons? source of infection

Thu May 3 17:09:10 EDT 2007

No kidding about the rain, Tod.  Right now here in Norman it is POURING!  Looks like we are finally out of the drought.

Aubrey

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Sent: Thu 5/3/2007 1:18 PM
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Subject: RE: [TheForge] Branding Irons? source of infection

This time it will be a MS of Physician Assistant studies.
Its just a few more days here in Grand Forks. Where the weather is great then
back to Oklahoma, where the weather has been way too rainy.

Quoting "Washington, Aubrey O." <awashington at ou.edu>:

> Tod,
> Congratulations on your accomplishment!  What "brand" will this sheep skin
> have on it?
>
> Aubrey, Ph.D.
>
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> Sent: Wed 5/2/2007 11:58 PM
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> Subject: Re: [TheForge] Branding Irons? source of infection
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>
>
> If it is placed into a flame to heat and gets hot enough to sear flesh then
> the
> instrument is sterile. In Mircobiology class we use a bunson burner to heat
> wire loops that we then use to innoculate the auger plates.
>
> The infection is due to the break in the skin not the branding iron. Just
> make
> sure that ya got yer tetanus up to date (All burns get a tetanus update).
> Tod (10 more days till I collect yet another sheep skin) Estes.
>
> Quoting Ben Barrett <stircrazyben at gmail.com>:
>
> > For the cultural side of things, this may help:
> > http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Human_branding
> > (may also have some materials info, dig around)
> >
> > These folks make theirs out of stainless:  http://www.wtmstore.com/
> >
> > I met a guy who made a couple brands, he was from WY, and a buddy of
> > mine got one on his arm... my impression is that it is hot enough to
> > avoid infection, so long as it does not scar badly... human skin is
> > delicate enough that fine lines will scar together and become
> > indiscernable.  Apparently, it doesn't hurt as much as one would
> > think, while being branded (stings/pinches/burns, but shock covers it
> > quickly)... might be sore for weeks :)
> >
> > I think to safely sell any number of art/metal items, you have to
> > disclaim all liability.  Customer is allowed to be as stupid as they
> > desire...
> >
> > ben
> >
> >
> > On 5/2/07, Jonathan Barnhart <blakkpawss at yahoo.com> wrote:
> > > I'm not a welder, I have no welding equipment.
> > > Everything I weld is forge welded.  Thus welding is
> > > out for me.  As to the actual use, it's entirely in
> > > the traditional use of such items.  Cattlemen,
> > > horsemen, farmers that want to mark their cows and
> > > horses.  As well as cowboy wanna-be's that are looking
> > > for some cool cowboy chic stuff to hang up in their
> > > houses.
> > > --- Dan Tull <dantull at numail.org> wrote:
> > >
> > > > 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?
> > > >
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