[TheForge] TheForge Digest, Vol 146, Issue 6
Allen Ortery
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Fri Mar 18 17:31:24 EDT 2016
R E Caddy Greensboro NC 336-273-3609 sells broom making supplies last I
knew
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> 1. Re: Flat black finish (Larry Brown)
> 2. Auction Companies (Dave Mudge)
> 3. broom corn (Daniel Kretchmar)
> 4. Re: Auction Companies (Bruce .)
> 5. Re: broom corn (Bruce .)
> 6. Re: broom corn (Daniel Kretchmar)
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> Message: 1
> Date: Sat, 12 Mar 2016 16:33:30 -0500
> From: "Larry Brown" <lp.brown at verizon.net <javascript:;>>
> To: <mspencer at tallships.ca <javascript:;>>, "'Blacksmithing List
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> Subject: Re: [TheForge] Flat black finish
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> Thanks, may your hinges RIP
> (Rust in peace)
> Larry B
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> -----Original Message-----
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> On Behalf Of Mike
> Spencer
> Sent: Friday, March 11, 2016 11:34 PM
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> Subject: [TheForge] Re: Flat black finish
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>
> > Any recommendations for getting a flat black finish on iron or steel.
> > Customer wants something so it looks like it was in a barn for the
> > last 50 years.
>
> Bert Shaw, the guy that got me interested in this stuff 50 years ago, had a
> neighbor who boasted of being able reliably to date any piece of ironwork.
> Kinda got up Bert's nose.
>
> So Bert borrowed Sonn from the local library, forged up a nice mid-18th c.
> door latch, applied 150 years of wear with files and left it out under the
> roof gutter drain for a season. The self-proclaimed expert firmly
> authenticated it as early to mid-18th c.
>
> I appreciate that you want faster results than "a season" but nothing looks
> more like "old" than rust. Do whatever to create some deeply pitted rust
> --
> electrolysis, water twice a day with brine or whatever.
> Then a smoke and oil finish with no pre-cleanup. Linseed oil applied when
> the workpiece is just too hot to touch and wiped down won't remain tacky
> very long. And over some decent rust it sure won't look shiny.
>
> Of course, it won't last forever, either. My woodshed door hinges --
> 13 years old -- looked old and black with linseed/smoke finish for a few
> years but are now just rusty.
>
>
> FWIW, YMMV etc.,
> - Mike
>
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> Date: Fri, 18 Mar 2016 09:02:04 -0500
> From: Dave Mudge <davemudge1 at gmail.com <javascript:;>>
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> Seeking information about auction companies. I have a friend that has
> collected a very fine shop full of blacksmithing tools and equipment. He
> has 3 power hammers, a 25# Little Giant, 50# Little Giant and another brand
> of hammer that looks like it's 50#. Maybe 6 large swage blocks, 2 forges,
> large & small cone mandrels, sheet metal brake, metal lathe, modern &
> antique floor model drill presses, several 250# anvils, a power hack saw,
> hammers, tongs, lots of material, nuts & bolts, etc. This is a collection
> that has taken many years to put together. There are many more items than I
> care to mention here. We are putting together a complete inventory that I
> can publish soon. It is a fully functioning blacksmith shop located in
> Southeast Louisiana. My friend would prefer to sell the whole thing at once
> or go through a reputable auction company that could organize the whole
> thing.
>
> Unfortunately, due to illness he has to sell all of it, pretty soon. Any
> recommendations of auction companies that handle this sort of thing would
> be greatly appreciated.
>
> thanks,
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> dave mudge
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> Message: 3
> Date: Fri, 18 Mar 2016 09:36:16 -0500
> From: Daniel Kretchmar <dan at irontreeworks.com <javascript:;>>
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> Subject: [TheForge] broom corn
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> Hey all,,
>
> Anyone have a good supplier of broom corn they can recommend?
>
> Danr
>
> --
> "Estattu alvarligt, nei?"
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> Message: 4
> Date: Fri, 18 Mar 2016 11:45:22 -0400
> From: "Bruce ." <freemab222 at gmail.com <javascript:;>>
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> I'm not sure they're appropriate to this sale, nor that they'd be
> interested in listing it, but I've dealt a few times with this on-line
> auction house and have been satisfied with my purchases. I"ve never been a
> seller.
> http://www.go-dove.com/
>
> Bruce
> NJ
>
> On Fri, Mar 18, 2016 at 10:02 AM, Dave Mudge <davemudge1 at gmail.com
> <javascript:;>> wrote:
>
> > Seeking information about auction companies. I have a friend that has
> > collected a very fine shop full of blacksmithing tools and equipment. He
> > has 3 power hammers, a 25# Little Giant, 50# Little Giant and another
> brand
> > of hammer that looks like it's 50#. Maybe 6 large swage blocks, 2 forges,
> > large & small cone mandrels, sheet metal brake, metal lathe, modern &
> > antique floor model drill presses, several 250# anvils, a power hack saw,
> > hammers, tongs, lots of material, nuts & bolts, etc. This is a
> collection
> > that has taken many years to put together. There are many more items
> than I
> > care to mention here. We are putting together a complete inventory that I
> > can publish soon. It is a fully functioning blacksmith shop located in
> > Southeast Louisiana. My friend would prefer to sell the whole thing at
> once
> > or go through a reputable auction company that could organize the whole
> > thing.
> >
> > Unfortunately, due to illness he has to sell all of it, pretty soon. Any
> > recommendations of auction companies that handle this sort of thing would
> > be greatly appreciated.
> >
> > thanks,
> >
> > dave mudge
> >
> > davemudge1 at gmail.com <javascript:;>
> > <file:///C:/Users/Dave/AppData/Roaming/Microsoft/Word/
> davemudge1 at gmail.com <javascript:;>
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> Message: 5
> Date: Fri, 18 Mar 2016 11:47:26 -0400
> From: "Bruce ." <freemab222 at gmail.com <javascript:;>>
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> Subject: Re: [TheForge] broom corn
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> No, but if you want to try growing your own, I can send you some seed.
>
> Bruce
> NJ
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> On Fri, Mar 18, 2016 at 10:36 AM, Daniel Kretchmar <dan at irontreeworks.com
> <javascript:;>>
> wrote:
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> > Hey all,,
> >
> > Anyone have a good supplier of broom corn they can recommend?
> >
> > Danr
> >
> > --
> > "Estattu alvarligt, nei?"
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> Message: 6
> Date: Fri, 18 Mar 2016 11:11:55 -0500
> From: Daniel Kretchmar <dan at irontreeworks.com <javascript:;>>
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> Thanks Bruce, but I was hoping to find the pre-dried stuff.
>
> On Fri, Mar 18, 2016 at 10:47 AM, Bruce . <freemab222 at gmail.com
> <javascript:;>> wrote:
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> > No, but if you want to try growing your own, I can send you some seed.
> >
> > Bruce
> > NJ
> >
> > On Fri, Mar 18, 2016 at 10:36 AM, Daniel Kretchmar <
> dan at irontreeworks.com <javascript:;>>
> > wrote:
> >
> > > Hey all,,
> > >
> > > Anyone have a good supplier of broom corn they can recommend?
> > >
> > > Danr
> > >
> > > --
> > > "Estattu alvarligt, nei?"
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