CrazyGoatLady

Thank you Chris andThomas. My sister is here at the hospital with me. My other siblings will be here after work. They want us to think about a possible course of action we want to take. I don't think she could take chemo. I don't know what to do, but I agree "Not my will be done, but thine"

Thank you all again. Biopsy won't be back until next week, but they are pretty certain it's cancer.

That breaks my heart for you. Praying for you and your family. If you need a shoulder, feel free to PM me.

Thank you so much to all of you. Endoscopy revealed a tumor that may be cancerous. Waiting for the results of a CT scan... but she is doing ok right now

Hmm I'll have to go have a look at the wire on these signs

Thank you Randy

I had read elsewhere that you were going to visit her for Valentine's. That is very sweet of you. She'll love it. My Dad has been gone for several years now and we always make sure she still knows that she is loved

Frazer, nice job.! Thanks for letting us see. There's a couple of political signs in our ditch. I'll get the wire off those. Our neighbors down the road are involved with the political committee in our community. I'm going to ask them if I can get the hook up on old signs to harvest the wire

Thank you Thomas. I'll pray for you mom too. Mom's are real treasures

My mother has had a rough go for a little over a year. She broke her hip and was in the hospital and nursing home. She got to go home for a few months then had a mini stroke in June and has been in the nursing home since then. She had to go to the hospital last night because she was vomiting blood clots. She has GI bleeding. They gave her blood and are doing an endoscopy on her this morning. She is 83 and in very fragile health. I'd appreciate prayers from my IFI family for her. Thank you and I appreciate it very much

Thanks Stash. I wondered if it was in a different book. I only have volume one

Oh yeah, that is nice!

Nice work Michael and Frazer! Das, I love that ashtray. You have such a creative mind. Mark, the table is beautiful. I like black walnut. The shell of my anvil stand is made from it. Thomas, your snow translated to rain here. It hasn't stopped since yesterday evening. We may have to build an ark. I wonder if Noah was a blacksmith also?

I like the finish on the blade and the wood is beautiful. Good work

I don't think it's cheating if it helps you get the job accomplished

Thank you George. I appreciate the information.

Hey that's great that someone is willing to part with their cash for it. You'll just have to make more

It does and it's a beauty also

I will look through the book again. I very well may have missed it. You got me more curious now

That's why I don't know that I would want to do this for a living. Some paid work is nice, but I don't want to lose the enjoyment I have in it. When I used to draw a lot, people were always asking me to draw something for them. And I did it most of the time and gave it to them. But I started considering my time and this is something most of these folks did not understand. I got burnt out on it then when someone would ask, I would give them a price then. Suddenly, they weren't as interested. So, to this day, I still don't do it much unless some sudden inspiration hits me and it's something I want to do. Not something some one else wants. I guess I should say, just for my own enjoyment

Hello Lenat, welcome to the gang. You'll learn a lot from the good folks here. Leather work, woodwork etc. and blacksmithing all go hand in hand. Looking forward to seeing your posts.

Those look great. I had a bit of a problem with the twists on my cutlery, but Anachronist 58 told me it just makes them "organic"! Nice stuff

Cook supper while you're forging. Kill two birds with one stone. I'd say that would be very productive day in the shop

Oh yeah, gotta have onion in there. Geez, I'm glad it's nearly suppertime

You're welcome. I would try it if were me. Worth experimenting with and might make you a great working tool.