Sunday, May 2, 2004

Its spring and the forge is blooming...  (bad blacksmithing pun...)


  Dragged out the forge for the first time in a few weeks.  I started by making a bodkin arrow head.  This is a type of arrow designed to penetrate medieval armor.  Next, practiced some welding for the hell of it.  Finally, started to make a twisting fork.  Unfortunately, I was using my oxy/acetylene to make it and I ran out of oxygen.


  Point of trivia.  When I pay to have the oxygen tank refilled, there is a small surcharge that I have to pay...  What is surcharge for?  To pay for the environmental damage of accidentally releasing oxygen in the atmosphere...  I kid you not...

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