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LBSMTH, Japanese cuttlers swage & fuller (indent) the steel at the end of the handle. (ricasso), at right angle to the long axis of the blade. The fingers fit into the indentation. This improves the grip of the knife. Beautiful figure, beautiful knife. SLAG.

George, Many thanks for a fascinating film. SLAG.

We said a prayer for a good lady. Honor her legacy, her good works and the happy times past. SLAG.

You would only have to exhale into the unit for a quick readout. Isoprene should easily be detected by a small chemo-electronic device that could fit in your shirt pocket. No more need for the testing of a drop of blood every time. They should be appearing on the market real soon. Isoprene shows up long before major hypoglycemic symptoms would occur Regards, SLAG.

Thomas Powers. Check out https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/news/diabetes-sniffer-dogs-scent-of-hypos-could-aid-development-of-new-tests. re diabetes development. I cannot P.M. you it doesn't work for me. SLAG.

Frosty, Amen to that! Regards, SLAG. I haven't got the patience to figure out Microsoft's arcane falderol. I just reboot the machine and cross my fingers.

They are leather workers' hammers. (as well as shoe maker's hammers, and cobblers' hammers.) Some leather workers are saddle makers. Regards. SLAG. I don't know how "my" font spontaneously changes all by itself? Should I blame the Aliens? or Microsoft?

Stupid is a lifelong affliction. Ignorance is treatable. SLAG.

Pheww! my faith in humanity is RESTORED! Brexit, finallym made it to I Forge Iron. Gott sei danke. SLAG.

Mr. Taylor, Thank you for your prompt and informative reply. It is appreciated. Ababa is a little far off as I am presently dwelling in St. Louis, Mo. I shall try your reference, first thing in the morning. Adios. SLAG.

Anachronist. Thanks for the heads up concerning rivet nuts. I was not aware of their existence until now. I checked out the Ababa site you posted but did not see them. Not surprising as I often miss elephants in haystacks. Also, there did not seem to be a search function on the site. (passing strange). your comments/suggestions would be appreciated on this subject. Wait a minute, maybe you might know of some other vendor that sells quality rivet nuts. Thanks, SLAG.

You may be able to get more information on the vise by using the net to get to the U.S. patent office. Search their assignee index using "Richards Wilcox" Good hunting. SLAG.

Oil and also grease collect wood sawdust that can bind the vise. They also bind fine metal dust. They can be flammable. Try graphite powder. It's available at any hardware store or auto supply shop. It is cheap. SLAG.

During and after grinding use a spray bottle (atomizer). Spritz the air to moisten the air born fine particles of abrasive and metal. The particles fall out when moistened. Unsprayed, they linger in the air for hours or even days. Such particles will fly up off of surfaces and become air born again. Moistened particles tend to clump and fall out of the air. They are less likely to fly up into the air because they clumped and became heavier and larger. Good air circulation, after spraying, is a plus. I don a respirator when vacuuming the dust off of surfaces. The same applies for wood dust. Some woods are highly allergenic, and some exotic wood dusts are poisonous. SLAG. Would a small blower directed at the wood/metal that is cut help? Some Japanese hand saws make very fine cuts. SLAG. You might try cutting "wide" and fine filing or planning down to dimension. SLAG.

Gote, Silver becomes black because the surface reacts with sulfides in the air. The silver forms black silver sulfide. Minute quantities of sulfides are ubiquitous. Cooking brassica vegetables puts a lot of SO2 into the air. For example cabbage, brussels sprouts, broccoli etc. all have generous amounts of the sulfur containing amino acids. (cysteine methionine, etc.) The gas is common in industrial town air.Gold does not react with air borne sulfides. The metal is almost inert. (viz. long submerged gold coins, found in ancient shipwrecks, look as good as when they were first minted). Your gold leaf works should do fine. I will ask Marg to help me to e-mail the article to you. The last time I tried, the computer took a chomp out of my hind, end and my Internet service provider sent me a cease & desist letter. My ego is still in recovery. Regards, SLAG. Oops I already said that in a prior post. Sorrry. Saliva is sometimes used to help gold leaf to adhere to surfaces. Check mister Google for details. Yah our spit. Bonne chance, SLAG.

Marg & I are pulling for you all. She has been added to our list of intentions. Hang in there things will get better with a little time. SLAG.

Why bend it back? Would it function reasonably being slightly offset. Must it be a rivet? Could the stem be a bolt with a nut affixed and soldered into the their contact position through a sweated join. Or could the nut be affixed and the bolt end be slightly expanded by driving a punch into the center of the bolt end distal to the bolt head in order to jam the nut in place Just playing with the idea. We I.F.I, folks can surely come up with better and more elegant solutions to this problem. We might even be inventive! SLAG. How about affixing an acorn nut to the stem end. Why not use epoxy. etc. etc. SLAG. Why not just weld a knob at the end of the stem. O.K. I'll stop being a pest. SLAG.

Flash floods Charles. 20 people died. (including at least two children). I'm with you, Charles, in offering prayers for those affected. Talked with Glenn. He and his family are fine, Regards to all. SLAG.

The hammer on the left is also a cobblers hammer. It's just a different style. I looked it up after my last post. SLAG.

The hammers are indeed cobblers hammers. The two on the left are usable as is after some grinding any mushrooming off. The one on the right needs more work. The handle is crooked. It should be perpendicular to the handle's long axis. The wedge end, (opposite to the hammer} looks like it was broken off. The shoe nails are soft. Shoe soles and heels are nailed with these hammers. The nails are called shoe rivets. The heads are domed somewhat and are usually round in profile. How do I know? Years ago, I paid a decent amount for new heels. They came off while I was, dining at a restaurant. I taught myself shoe repair, and have been doing my own shoe repairs for years. SLAG

Where in the U.S.A are you located?. It's an expansive country. Shipping from California to Maine would be very costly. Also, pictures of the tool would help. SLAG.

Heavily mushroomed chisel heads are a known health hazard. Pieces can break, or spall off, and go flying. A piece can end up in our eye. Those pieces can be can be ground down. But that takes time and wears the grind stone down. I use a rotary tool, such as a Dremel, together with the thinnest cut off wheel that is sold to cut the piece off The thicker wheels take much longer to work. I run a score line at the base of the mushroomed portion and grind through, or grind down some and break the piece off. Then I grind the rough edges smooth. Works like a charm Just my two cents worth. Regards to all, SLAG.

Charles, The content of your posts is king. You do not have apologize for spelling & typing, Ever. SLAG.

Let us not mince words. Chrome and especially zinc are POISONOUS when heated. The fumes can injure your health and in some cases kill you. A friend of mine died burning the zinc off of galvanized metal 11 years ago. Read up, be cautious, and stay healthy. SLAG.

You done it! You win! I AM JEALOUS. You lucky lad. SLAG.