[TheForge] old wife's tales

[John Husvar]

On 5/30/08 9:42 AM, "GRAF" <adveniam at att.net> wrote:

> I can't imagine trying to arrange the constantly renewable supply required.
> "You want me to WHAT??"

I think it'd be more like: "You want me to wring out my WHAT for your
shop!?!?"

> 
> Mike Graf
> 
> Andrew Vida wrote:
>> There's the one about quenching in menstrual blood being superior to
>> any other HT, particularly for  blades.  Could you imagine the stench?
>> 
>> Kevin Gallagher wrote:
>>> 
>>> Another obscure requestŠI am looking for old wife¹s tales, lore and
>>> myths about blacksmiths and smithing related things.  For example:
>>> soaking in slack tub water cures poison ivy.  Anyone know of other
>>> home remedies and superstitions that blacksmith related or good
>>> sources for such?
>>> 
>>> Thanks
>>> KG
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