[TheForge] Doffer (Was: blackened steel finish)

[Jerry Frost]

Another trick is NOT collecting lanolin from males during the rut!

An easy way to keep the oxy from degrading sensitive stuff is put the stuff 
in a glass jar with a good sealing lid. When you use some of the stuff just 
drop a lit match in the jar and close the lid. It'll REALLY prolong the 
shelf life and a little woodsy smoke smell can be nice too.

Jer
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If it ain't forged
It ain't real
wrought iron is
The Frostworks



----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Bruce Freeman" <freemab222 at gmail.com>
To: "Blacksmithing List Sponsored by ABANA" <theforge at mailman.qth.net>
Sent: Monday, July 05, 2010 4:43 PM
Subject: Re: [TheForge] Doffer (Was: blackened steel finish)


> If you want lanolin to smell good, protect it from air.  An old tube
> of lanolin really reeks.  Still softens your fingers, tho.
>
> On Mon, Jul 5, 2010 at 2:06 PM, Jerry Frost <akfrosty at mtaonline.net> 
> wrote:
>> Thanks Bruce. I've also found the lanolin finish is a lot more durable 
>> than
>> I thought it'd be but not contaminating wool was my reason for giving it 
>> a
>> try.
>>
>> We have raw wool but buying a tube of lanolin will be the next step, it 
>> does
>> indeed smell better but sheep wool isn't particularly unpleasant.
>>
>> Yeah, no question grand mal, hospital, neurologist and possible most
>> reliably the vet all say so. Next time I see our vet you can be sure I'm
>> asking her where she really put the needle. She's used to my sense of 
>> humor
>> and better yet, reacts wonderfully, just the look on her face while she
>> decides if I'm serious or not will be worth the trip. <grin>
>> Jer
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>> If it ain't forged
>> It ain't real
>> wrought iron is
>> The Frostworks