[TheForge] old wife's tales

[Ron Childers]

My dad heard old smiths say to quench blades in the pee from a read-headed
young'un. Another was pee from a goat fed only ferns for 3 days. When
quenching a blade, point the tip north to keep it from warping. (There may
be some scientific basis for this).


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[mailto:theforge-bounces at mailman.qth.net] On Behalf Of Graham Whaley
Sent: Friday, May 30, 2008 4:37 AM
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Subject: RE: [TheForge] old wife's tales

Slack tub water also, allegedly, cures warts :-/
A quick google turned up
http://www.rcgp.org.uk/college_publications/bjgp/discussion_forum.aspx
which contains some other references.

	Graham