Nice people thread part 4 - sugar and spice and all things

lostinrates

so gdb, now you know what dog-dog and big dog are, any thoughts on whether our next should be a bedlington terrier, a whippet or a saluki?

Pretty sure we'll plump for a bedlington. but a whippet would be way easier.

neverdespairgirl

lostinrates wrote: »

big dogs do not like swimming at all, and will lay down and wait and whimper if you go out of paddling depth!

One of my parents' border collies adores water, plunging into ponds at every opportunity. The other hangs around the edges fastidiously, as if he might get mud on his Jimmy Choos.

PasturesNew

Having fun, making stuff, bought a book to look through and work out what I want to make during the rest of the week... but kn4ckered... so much listening/concentrating makes me very very tired.. I think it's old age....

Working with bronze and silver.... didn't know bronze existed

Lots of acid about - and big flames/torches.

purch

BTW, when this thread reaches 50 pages, will a new one be started ?

I'm already about 20 pages out of date :eek:

lostinrates

PasturesNew wrote: »

Working with bronze and silver.... didn't know bronze existed

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wow! We're having bronze window/door furniture one day. Are you going to be able to do this proper like? Is bronze to work with expensive?

(I'm wondering if I can afford to commision you to make something for me!...would you make stuff that is not jewellery? or like v. big jewellery?)

lostinrates

purch wrote: »

BTW, when this thread reaches 50 pages, will a new one be started ?

I'm already about 20 pages out of date :eek:

just read the current page iuntil someone refers to somehting in the past then ask.....:D

I started this one because Michaels told me too. I think it was michaels.

PasturesNew

lostinrates wrote: »

wow! We're having bronze window/door furniture one day. Are you going to be able to do this proper like? Is bronze to work with expensive?

(I'm wondering if I can afford to commision you to make something for me!...would you make stuff that is not jewellery? or like v. big jewellery?)

A thin sheet of bronze, about 6" square (15cm) is about £12... silver would be £100 or more... if I took the time to compare like for like (thickness), it might even be £12 -v- £200 ... who knows :0

Bigger stuff needs bigger tools and stronger heats... so not really. Whereas, say, I can make a silver horseshoe in a few minutes, with a creme brulee burner any old hammer (even one from a Xmas toffee pack) ... if I tried to do the same for a horse it'd need HUGE heat and massive hammers

PasturesNew

I am in the lucky position of having the book.... the man who wrote the book .... I am using the tools photographed in the book .... and there are two big samples cases containing every example in the book, the original items actually made by the teacher, with those tools, photographed in the book.

lostinrates

PN, it sounds brilliant. Its wonderful you are having a great time!

misskool

nettles