[TheForge] Doffer

[Bob Ehrenberger]

Frosty,

A couple years ago I had a craft persons that set up next to me at a 
festival teach me how to spin. She even lent me her wheel so I could 
practice at home for a while.  She had been using a bent wire to thread the 
wool onto the bobbin, this not only was a little hard to use it was really 
ugly.  So I made a nice handle and hook which I gave to her when I returned 
the wheel.  She was really excited about it and was going to show it around 
the fiber guild.  I really expected to get some orders out of it, but no 
luck.

Anyway, yes,  I would like to get a picture of your Doffer.  Maybe that will 
go over better than the threading hook did.

Robert Ehrenberger
Shelbyville, Mo.
eforge at centurytel.net

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From: "Jerry Frost" <akfrosty at mtaonline.net>
Subject: Re: [TheForge] Doffer (Was: blackened steel finish)
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Hey Mike, glad to see another steel wool couple!

The doffers I'm making are the awl on a handle but fancier and just plain
better tools than the blunted ice pick commercial versions.

DANG!!! I've just spent a good half hour trying to figure out how to upload
a couple pics to Photoaccess but it won't let me unless I install a couple
apps and I'd rather not open my computer to malware. The old system had a
"Browse" button so you could select a pic file and click "Upload" and it was
a done deal.

Anyone interested in a pic I'll be happy to send em on the side. Deb and I
have to go to Anchorage today to visit a friend of hers who's husband was
injured about as badly as I was in a drilling accident so it may be tomorrow
or sunday before I get back. Don't let me forget if I don't get back in a
reasonable time, I forget things more often now. <sigh>

Jer