Date: Sat, 25 Apr 1998 16:14:27 -0230 (NDT)
Message-Id: <1.5.4.16.19980425145224.131f3d74@pop.thezone.net>
To: baidarka@lists.intelenet.net
From: leonard burton <duster@thezone.net>
Subject: Re: [baidarka] froes and the Amish
At 10:14 PM 4/25/98 PDT, you wrote:
>Apparently the earlier model Studebakers had the best springs for making
>blades (knife blades) so I reckon they would make a good froe.
>Not too many Studebakers down here though.
>> If you carefully
>> select your spring you can use the eye as a handle socket.
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>cheers
>Wilky Who lit the fire for the fist time last night. Winter is a coming
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hi guys ive made axes and swords out of springs from a 74 plymouth i used
to own. very good steel lots of wear resistance {its vanadium i think}i had
not thoght to make a froe but it should be a simple matter.
by the way craig the snows finally melting on my side of the planet summers
coming to newfoundland{its about bloody time too}
len