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[George Rousis]

is it similar to birdlime????



On Feb 21, 2008, at 3:00 PM, Jerry Frost wrote:

> You know what burnt lime is. Yes?
>
> First step is anhydrous lime as used to make concrete, the next  
> step is (I believe) lye. All are rather harsh but you do have to  
> get limestone hot enough and I don't know how hot that is.
>
> Scrounge is good, I like to think of it as being a material  
> opportunist. Recycler is just so trite anymore. <yawn>
>
> Frosty
> -------------------------------
> If it ain't forged
> it ain't real.
> Wrought iron is.
> The FrostWorks
>
> Meadow Lakes, AK.
>
>
> From: "Wes Marquart" <marquart at arlinn-tower.com>
>
>
>> around here most of the field stone is limestone... and we do have  
>> a quarry
>> right in town... perhaps the best idea would be to use some of the  
>> cut slab
>> pieces and set it up as a dry stone wall... I do also have about a  
>> gazillion
>> pounds of salvaged brick here in the yard... maybe that might be the
>> answer...  but I do know a couple masons in the area... think I'll  
>> have to
>> get together with them soon.
>>
>> -- I just realized... I sound like a scrounger! (Actually I <am> one)
>>
>> -Wes
>>
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