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    Video onHand Rolled Clay Pipes

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5G3nuBgnSDI Thought you fellas would like to see this one. I did.
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    clay pipes

    Here is a link describing the process of making hand rolled clay pipes. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5G3nuBgnSDI
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    Home made tinder tubes..

    I make mine from the 100 % cotton batting and do a cordage twist to bulk it up to the size I want, I also make my tinder tubes from scratch starting with brass sheet stock .
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    Need to darken Stainless

    Thanks Fellas, I did some playing around and found that the muriatic worked the best on what I had! Jim
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    New Ulm Trade Fair March 14 & 15

    Does anyone else on the board go to this event ? It would be fun to meet some of you folks face to face
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    Magic Maple Info

    Does anyone have contact info for Wolftrap Armory that makes sells magic maple stain/oxidizer or know how to do it yourself ? This really works on hard maple, but I only had a small bottle. Jim
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    Need to darken Stainless

    I bet some of you boys have achieved this already, so rather than trying to reinvent the wheel, here goes. I need to gray up, darken, take the shine off, of some stainless steel that is already a part of a finished product. Is there a cold method that works for this ? If so , what is it and...
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    dewclaws

    Hello Emery, Are you referring to Jerry Stainbrook ? I helped him make alot of those bags many years ago. Jim
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    Finished my horn

    Very Nice, I love the Fleur de Lis ! I have to learn to do that scrimshaw soon.
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    Tinder Box

    Thanks for the comments Crockett. I make the Tinder Tubes and Burning Lenses to sell and have made them for several of the NWCo fur posts. There is information about their use in Montreal in the 1770s and as we all know, it is but a short paddle on a well traveled route to Grand Portage, then...
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    Tinder Box

    Here is the information that I found in the Museum of the Fur Trade Quarterly : Burning Glasses By "The Engages" Burning glasses - small hand-held magnifying glasses used to start fire were a common item of trade on the frontier from very early times. George Quimby lists them as one class...
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    Tinder Box

    Yes, I make these burning Glasses myself. They are patterned after one in the Museum of the Fur Trade. The end is tied shut with fin wire just like the originals. I have gotten the tinder tube to light in under 2 seconds on a good day, and they are excellent for lighting your pipe. Jim
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    Hello All from Old Ft. Dodge on the Des Moines on Soldier Creek

    Just found out about this forum. I see I know several of the folks here already from viewing some of the posts. Hope to get to share what I know with you , and gain much knowledge from the group as well. Jim
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    Tinder Box

    I use a Burnimg glass like this one, and keep it in a small box seperate from my striker and flint. Jim Kimpell
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