From: owner-hist_text-digest@lists.xmission.com (hist_text-digest) To: hist_text-digest@lists.xmission.com Subject: hist_text-digest V1 #1278 Reply-To: hist_text Sender: owner-hist_text-digest@lists.xmission.com Errors-To: owner-hist_text-digest@lists.xmission.com Precedence: bulk hist_text-digest Monday, December 1 2003 Volume 01 : Number 1278 In this issue: -       MtMan-List: wool sock idea -       Re: MtMan-List: waterproffing -       Re: MtMan-List: wool sock idea -       Re: MtMan-List: waterproffing -       Re: MtMan-List: wool sock idea -       Re: MtMan-List: waterproffing ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Date: Mon, 1 Dec 2003 18:08:31 -0600 From: "John McKee" Subject: MtMan-List: wool sock idea This is a multi-part message in MIME format. - ------=_NextPart_000_0039_01C3B836.20DAC9A0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Capt., Excellent idea about the wool sock/cows knee. Mind if I steal it?? = The wife knits wool socks from scratch and I can grab a reject before = she takes it apart and re-does it. If I talk REAL nice, maybe I can talk = her into a single for Christmas.=20 Thanks, John ----- Original Message -----=20 From: roger lahti=20 To: hist_text@lists.xmission.com=20 Sent: Sunday, November 30, 2003 11:41 PM Subject: Re: MtMan-List: waterproffing What I use is an old wool sock with about half the foot cut off. = Works great. Keeps the snow off the lock, keeps the rain off it too for = a while, quite a while actually. And when you need to shoot you just = pull it back past the wrist a short ways and that exposes the lock and = trigger for your use. - ------=_NextPart_000_0039_01C3B836.20DAC9A0 Content-Type: text/html; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable
Capt.,
    Excellent idea about the wool sock/cows = knee.=20 Mind if I steal it?? The wife knits wool socks from scratch and I can = grab a=20 reject before she takes it apart and re-does it. If I talk REAL nice, = maybe I=20 can talk her into a single for Christmas.
Thanks,   John
 
 
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Subject: Re: MtMan-List:=20 waterproffing

 What I use is = an old wool=20 sock with about half the foot cut off. Works great. Keeps the snow off = the=20 lock, keeps the rain off it too for a while, quite a while actually. = And when=20 you need to shoot you just pull it back past the wrist a short ways = and that=20 exposes the lock and trigger for your use.
 
- ------=_NextPart_000_0039_01C3B836.20DAC9A0-- - ---------------------- hist_text list info: http://www.xmission.com/~drudy/mtman/maillist.html ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 01 Dec 2003 17:48:45 -0700 From: James and Sue Stone Subject: Re: MtMan-List: waterproffing - --------------000209080700040905000107 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii; format=flowed Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Dennis, I figured that's exactly what my cows knee would look like when I got done greasing it "adequately." But I used to work in the woods on the Oregon Coast year-round (120 inches precip annually), and before that I worked in the woods up by Quinault, WA on the Olympic Peninsula (300 inches annually, but I didn't work during the "rainy season"...just the other nine months of the year). Somewhere along the line I began to interpret "waterproof" as being "submersible to 300-feet." Sparks Double Edge Forge wrote: > Sparks, > MIne is so impregnated with grease that I don't really remember if I > did both sides or not, I am guessing I did though.... > D > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: James and Sue Stone > To: hist_text@lists.xmission.com > > Sent: Sunday, November 30, 2003 11:42 PM > Subject: Re: MtMan-List: waterproffing > > Thanks, Dennis. > Do I waterproof the inside as well as the outside of the cows > knee? Just wondering. I ordered a couple pounds of beeswax. I'm > sure I'll have enough left for the rest of the cow after I finish > with the knee! ;-) > Sparks > > Double Edge Forge wrote: > >>try 50/50 >> >>D >> >> >> >>----- Original Message ----- >>From: "James and Sue Stone" >>To: >>Sent: Sunday, November 30, 2003 10:22 PM >>Subject: MtMan-List: waterproffing >> >> >> >> >>>Looking to waterproof a cows knee. I have some pure mink oil (no >>>silicon) and some real beeswax. What proportions of each should I use? >>> >>>Sparks >>> >>> >>>---------------------- >>>hist_text list info: http://www.xmission.com/~drudy/mtman/maillist.html >>> >>> >>> >> >> >> >>---------------------- >>hist_text list info: http://www.xmission.com/~drudy/mtman/maillist.html >> >> >> > - --------------000209080700040905000107 Content-Type: text/html; charset=us-ascii Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Dennis,
I figured that's exactly what my cows knee would look like when I got done greasing it "adequately."  But I used to work in the woods on the Oregon Coast year-round (120 inches precip annually), and before that I worked in the woods up by Quinault, WA on the Olympic Peninsula (300 inches annually, but I didn't work during the "rainy season"...just the other nine months of the year).

Somewhere along the line I began to interpret "waterproof" as being "submersible to 300-feet."

Sparks


Double Edge Forge wrote:
Sparks,
 MIne is so impregnated with grease that I don't really remember if I did both sides or not, I am guessing I did though....
D
 
 
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Thanks, Dennis.
Do I waterproof the inside as well as the outside of the cows knee?  Just wondering.  I ordered a couple pounds of beeswax.  I'm sure I'll have enough left for the rest of the cow after I finish with the knee! ;-)
Sparks

Double Edge Forge wrote:
try 50/50

D



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Sent: Sunday, November 30, 2003 10:22 PM
Subject: MtMan-List: waterproffing


  
Looking to waterproof a cows knee.  I have some pure mink oil (no 
silicon) and some real beeswax.  What proportions of each should I use?

Sparks


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- --------------000209080700040905000107-- - ---------------------- hist_text list info: http://www.xmission.com/~drudy/mtman/maillist.html ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 01 Dec 2003 20:00:09 -0600 From: John Kramer Subject: Re: MtMan-List: wool sock idea John, Have her knit two. And while she's at it make a thumb hole on each one. You'll then have an open end pair of mitts to warm both hands when one doesn't need to protect the lock. John... At 06:08 PM 12/1/03, you wrote: >Capt., > Excellent idea about the wool sock/cows knee. Mind if I steal it?? > The wife knits wool socks from scratch and I can grab a reject before she > takes it apart and re-does it. If I talk REAL nice, maybe I can talk her > into a single for Christmas. >Thanks, John > > >----- Original Message ----- >From: roger lahti >To: hist_text@lists.xmission.com >Sent: Sunday, November 30, 2003 11:41 PM >Subject: Re: MtMan-List: waterproffing > > What I use is an old wool sock with about half the foot cut off. Works > great. Keeps the snow off the lock, keeps the rain off it too for a > while, quite a while actually. And when you need to shoot you just pull > it back past the wrist a short ways and that exposes the lock and trigger > for your use. > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ "A strong body makes the mind strong. As to the species of exercises, I advise the gun. While this gives a moderate exercise to the Body, it gives boldness, enterprise, and independence to the mind . . . Let your gun therefore be the constant companion of your walks." - --Thomas Jefferson, Letter to his nephew Peter Carr, August 19, 1785. - ---------------------- hist_text list info: http://www.xmission.com/~drudy/mtman/maillist.html ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 1 Dec 2003 21:05:27 -0500 From: "Double Edge Forge" Subject: Re: MtMan-List: waterproffing This is a multi-part message in MIME format. - ------=_NextPart_000_0012_01C3B84E.D88C5060 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Wow, that is DAMP!! Do you also seal your frizzen with grease & wax = mix?? I find that helps too. D ' ----- Original Message -----=20 From: James and Sue Stone=20 To: hist_text@lists.xmission.com=20 Sent: Monday, December 01, 2003 7:48 PM Subject: Re: MtMan-List: waterproffing Dennis, I figured that's exactly what my cows knee would look like when I got = done greasing it "adequately." But I used to work in the woods on the = Oregon Coast year-round (120 inches precip annually), and before that I = worked in the woods up by Quinault, WA on the Olympic Peninsula (300 = inches annually, but I didn't work during the "rainy season"...just the = other nine months of the year). Somewhere along the line I began to interpret "waterproof" as being = "submersible to 300-feet." Sparks Double Edge Forge wrote: Sparks,=20 MIne is so impregnated with grease that I don't really remember if = I did both sides or not, I am guessing I did though.... D ----- Original Message -----=20 From: James and Sue Stone=20 To: hist_text@lists.xmission.com=20 Sent: Sunday, November 30, 2003 11:42 PM Subject: Re: MtMan-List: waterproffing Thanks, Dennis. Do I waterproof the inside as well as the outside of the cows = knee? Just wondering. I ordered a couple pounds of beeswax. I'm sure = I'll have enough left for the rest of the cow after I finish with the = knee! ;-)=20 Sparks Double Edge Forge wrote: try 50/50 D - ----- Original Message -----=20 From: "James and Sue Stone" To: Sent: Sunday, November 30, 2003 10:22 PM Subject: MtMan-List: waterproffing =20 Looking to waterproof a cows knee. I have some pure mink oil (no=20 silicon) and some real beeswax. What proportions of each should I use? Sparks - ---------------------- hist_text list info: http://www.xmission.com/~drudy/mtman/maillist.html =20 - ---------------------- hist_text list info: http://www.xmission.com/~drudy/mtman/maillist.html =20 - ------=_NextPart_000_0012_01C3B84E.D88C5060 Content-Type: text/html; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable
Wow, that is DAMP!! Do you also seal = your frizzen=20 with grease & wax mix?? I find that helps too.
D
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From:=20 James=20 and Sue Stone
Sent: Monday, December 01, 2003 = 7:48=20 PM
Subject: Re: MtMan-List:=20 waterproffing

Dennis,
I figured that's exactly what my cows knee = would=20 look like when I got done greasing it "adequately."  But I used = to work=20 in the woods on the Oregon Coast year-round (120 inches precip = annually), and=20 before that I worked in the woods up by Quinault, WA on the Olympic = Peninsula=20 (300 inches annually, but I didn't work during the "rainy = season"...just the=20 other nine months of the year).

Somewhere along the line I = began to=20 interpret "waterproof" as being "submersible to=20 300-feet."

Sparks


Double Edge Forge wrote:
Sparks,
 MIne is so impregnated with = grease that I=20 don't really remember if I did both sides or not, I am guessing I = did=20 though....
D
 
 
-----=20 Original Message ----- From:=20 James and Sue Stone = To:=20 hist_text@lists.xmission.com= =20 Sent:=20 Sunday, November 30, 2003 11:42 PM Subject:=20 Re: MtMan-List: waterproffing

Thanks, Dennis.
Do I waterproof the inside as = well as=20 the outside of the cows knee?  Just wondering.  I = ordered a=20 couple pounds of beeswax.  I'm sure I'll have enough left for = the=20 rest of the cow after I finish with the knee! ;-) =
Sparks

Double Edge=20 Forge wrote:
try 50/50

D



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= - ------=_NextPart_000_0012_01C3B84E.D88C5060-- - ---------------------- hist_text list info: http://www.xmission.com/~drudy/mtman/maillist.html ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 01 Dec 2003 19:47:12 -0700 From: James and Sue Stone Subject: Re: MtMan-List: wool sock idea John, Mrs. Stone knitted me a pair of those mitts. The thumb comes up past the knuckle on each, and the finger part comes up to the furthest out knuckle of the fingers. Work great, and is period correct all the way back to the early 1700s and maybe even earlier.. She is making me an even thicker pair so I can hold a cold steering wheel with them on. Sparks John Kramer wrote: > John, > > Have her knit two. And while she's at it make a thumb hole on each > one. You'll then have an open end pair of mitts to warm both hands > when one doesn't need to protect the lock. > > John... > > > At 06:08 PM 12/1/03, you wrote: > >> Capt., >> Excellent idea about the wool sock/cows knee. Mind if I steal >> it?? The wife knits wool socks from scratch and I can grab a reject >> before she takes it apart and re-does it. If I talk REAL nice, maybe >> I can talk her into a single for Christmas. >> Thanks, John >> >> >> ----- Original Message ----- >> From: roger lahti >> To: hist_text@lists.xmission.com >> Sent: Sunday, November 30, 2003 11:41 PM >> Subject: Re: MtMan-List: waterproffing >> >> What I use is an old wool sock with about half the foot cut off. >> Works great. Keeps the snow off the lock, keeps the rain off it too >> for a while, quite a while actually. And when you need to shoot you >> just pull it back past the wrist a short ways and that exposes the >> lock and trigger for your use. >> > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ > "A strong body makes the mind strong. As to the species of exercises, > I advise the gun. While this gives a moderate exercise to the Body, it > gives boldness, enterprise, and independence to the mind . . . Let > your gun therefore be the constant companion of your walks." > > --Thomas Jefferson, Letter to his nephew Peter Carr, August 19, 1785. > > > ---------------------- > hist_text list info: http://www.xmission.com/~drudy/mtman/maillist.html > - ---------------------- hist_text list info: http://www.xmission.com/~drudy/mtman/maillist.html ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 01 Dec 2003 19:58:20 -0700 From: James and Sue Stone Subject: Re: MtMan-List: waterproffing - --------------060100060604000206030707 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii; format=flowed Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Dennis, Never carried a flintlock then, but I did use "write in the rain" paper while taking survey notes. And I had some Magnum raingear. Those "norwester" hats like the N.E. coastal fisherman are pictured with is just the ticket in that kind of rain, but only if the rear brim is wide enough to keep the rain from running down your back. I used warp drive windshield wipers...and I should have had them powered by the wind so they could operate at a necessary speed. I could go on forever with these truths and yarns but it's off topic! I'll keep the idea of waxing the frizzen closed on the primer if I ever end up in a similar situation...quite unlikely in Utah. Sparks Double Edge Forge wrote: > Wow, that is DAMP!! Do you also seal your frizzen with grease & wax > mix?? I find that helps too. > D > ' > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: James and Sue Stone > To: hist_text@lists.xmission.com > > Sent: Monday, December 01, 2003 7:48 PM > Subject: Re: MtMan-List: waterproffing > > Dennis, > I figured that's exactly what my cows knee would look like when I > got done greasing it "adequately." But I used to work in the > woods on the Oregon Coast year-round (120 inches precip annually), > and before that I worked in the woods up by Quinault, WA on the > Olympic Peninsula (300 inches annually, but I didn't work during > the "rainy season"...just the other nine months of the year). > > Somewhere along the line I began to interpret "waterproof" as > being "submersible to 300-feet." > > Sparks > > > Double Edge Forge wrote: > >> Sparks, >> MIne is so impregnated with grease that I don't really remember >> if I did both sides or not, I am guessing I did though.... >> D >> >> >> >> ----- Original Message ----- >> From: James and Sue Stone >> To: hist_text@lists.xmission.com >> >> Sent: Sunday, November 30, 2003 11:42 PM >> Subject: Re: MtMan-List: waterproffing >> >> Thanks, Dennis. >> Do I waterproof the inside as well as the outside of the cows >> knee? Just wondering. I ordered a couple pounds of beeswax. >> I'm sure I'll have enough left for the rest of the cow after >> I finish with the knee! ;-) >> Sparks >> >> Double Edge Forge wrote: >> >>>try 50/50 >>> >>>D >>> >>> >>> >>>----- Original Message ----- >>>From: "James and Sue Stone" >>>To: >>>Sent: Sunday, November 30, 2003 10:22 PM >>>Subject: MtMan-List: waterproffing >>> >>> >>> >>> >>>>Looking to waterproof a cows knee. I have some pure mink oil (no >>>>silicon) and some real beeswax. What proportions of each should I use? >>>> >>>>Sparks >>>> >>>> >>>>---------------------- >>>>hist_text list info: http://www.xmission.com/~drudy/mtman/maillist.html >>>> >>>> >>>> >>> >>> >>> >>>---------------------- >>>hist_text list info: http://www.xmission.com/~drudy/mtman/maillist.html >>> >>> >>> >> > - --------------060100060604000206030707 Content-Type: text/html; charset=us-ascii Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Dennis,
Never carried a flintlock then, but I did use "write in the rain" paper while taking survey notes.  And I had some Magnum raingear.  Those "norwester" hats like the N.E. coastal fisherman are pictured with is just the ticket in that kind of rain, but only if the rear brim is wide enough to keep the rain from running down your back.  I used warp drive windshield wipers...and I should have had them powered by the wind so they could operate at a necessary speed.  

I could go on forever with these truths and yarns but it's off topic!  

I'll keep the idea of waxing the frizzen closed on the primer if I ever end up in a similar situation...quite unlikely in Utah.

Sparks



Double Edge Forge wrote:
Wow, that is DAMP!! Do you also seal your frizzen with grease & wax mix?? I find that helps too.
D
'
----- Original Message -----
Sent: Monday, December 01, 2003 7:48 PM
Subject: Re: MtMan-List: waterproffing

Dennis,
I figured that's exactly what my cows knee would look like when I got done greasing it "adequately."  But I used to work in the woods on the Oregon Coast year-round (120 inches precip annually), and before that I worked in the woods up by Quinault, WA on the Olympic Peninsula (300 inches annually, but I didn't work during the "rainy season"...just the other nine months of the year).

Somewhere along the line I began to interpret "waterproof" as being "submersible to 300-feet."

Sparks


Double Edge Forge wrote:
Sparks,
 MIne is so impregnated with grease that I don't really remember if I did both sides or not, I am guessing I did though....
D
 
 
----- Original Message -----
Sent: Sunday, November 30, 2003 11:42 PM
Subject: Re: MtMan-List: waterproffing

Thanks, Dennis.
Do I waterproof the inside as well as the outside of the cows knee?  Just wondering.  I ordered a couple pounds of beeswax.  I'm sure I'll have enough left for the rest of the cow after I finish with the knee! ;-)
Sparks

Double Edge Forge wrote:
try 50/50

D



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From: "James and Sue Stone" <jandsstone@earthlink.net>
To: <hist_text@lists.xmission.com>
Sent: Sunday, November 30, 2003 10:22 PM
Subject: MtMan-List: waterproffing


  
Looking to waterproof a cows knee.  I have some pure mink oil (no 
silicon) and some real beeswax.  What proportions of each should I use?

Sparks


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