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THE CIRCLE OF THE MECHANICAL ARTS -1813 treatise on the Trades
« on: April 02, 2019, 01:41:18 PM »
THE CIRCLE OF THE MECHANICAL ARTS
Here's the link to this book online and also downloadable as a PDF
http://books.google.com/books?printsec=frontcover&dq=THE+CIRCLE+OF+THE+MECHANICAL+ARTS&pg=RA1-PA390&id=6_oGAAAAQAAJ#v=onepage&q=&f=true

This book contains chapters on all kinds of different trades:



The Chapter on Gunmaking includes the flint making info.
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Re: THE CIRCLE OF THE MECHANICAL ARTS -1813 treatise on the Trades
« Reply #1 on: April 02, 2019, 02:06:03 PM »
Wow...Look at all those trades...and I'm not worth a darn at any of them!! :P
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Re: THE CIRCLE OF THE MECHANICAL ARTS -1813 treatise on the Trades
« Reply #2 on: April 02, 2019, 03:18:01 PM »
Quote from: Two Steps on April 02, 2019, 02:06:03 PM
Wow...Look at all those trades...and I'm not worth a darn at any of them!! :P

"Tanning" should be pretty easy,.... pigeons do half the work!  :hairy  :laffing
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Re: THE CIRCLE OF THE MECHANICAL ARTS -1813 treatise on the Trades
« Reply #3 on: April 02, 2019, 06:06:59 PM »
Al goes to a salon for that. :laffing
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Re: THE CIRCLE OF THE MECHANICAL ARTS -1813 treatise on the Trades
« Reply #4 on: April 02, 2019, 06:58:48 PM »
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[Al goes to a salon for that. /quote]

Well, I've been known to go to a saloon...does that count?
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Re: THE CIRCLE OF THE MECHANICAL ARTS -1813 treatise on the Trades
« Reply #5 on: April 02, 2019, 09:08:46 PM »
Quote from: Two Steps on April 02, 2019, 06:58:48 PM
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[Al goes to a salon for that. /quote]

Well, I've been known to go to a saloon...does that count?

Al, I was in a very old saloon once. It had a dirt floor, couple of tables, pool table, and you could belly up to the bar if'n you wanted to. It was out in the middle of no where in the countryside around Hutchinson, Kansas. This was back in '75... Had a 3 day weekend "compliments of Uncle Sam" and ol' Johnny Nickels from the motor pool wanted to know if I wanted to go home with him and help his Ma & Pa work some cattle? Well I did, and after that we drove around in the Kansas countryside and pulled up in front of an old (and I mean old) board building in the trees & weeds and it was honestly, an old Saloon... Why there was old war lances, war bonnets, rifles, revolvers, swords, a hanging on the wall - it was just the most interesting place I ever been in. The beer was good, but they didn't do hair that I can recall...  :toast :laffing 
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Re: THE CIRCLE OF THE MECHANICAL ARTS -1813 treatise on the Trades
« Reply #6 on: April 02, 2019, 09:44:07 PM »
Well heck Joe...if ya couldn't get your hair done, I hope they gave ya a price break on the beer! :)
There is a saloon over in New Mexico called "The Middle of Nowhere Saloon".  Maybe Russ has been by there...
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Re: THE CIRCLE OF THE MECHANICAL ARTS -1813 treatise on the Trades
« Reply #7 on: April 02, 2019, 10:42:11 PM »
Quote from: Two Steps on April 02, 2019, 09:44:07 PM
Well heck Joe...if ya couldn't get your hair done, I hope they gave ya a price break on the beer! :)
There is a saloon over in New Mexico called "The Middle of Nowhere Saloon".  Maybe Russ has been by there...

Hopefully Russ 'ill be along to let us know.  :bl th up

Come to think about it, that place in Kansas might of had some hair hanging on the walls next to some of those war lances.

If'n they did do hair I reckon I'd a been a challenge for 'em with my stubble wheat field hair cut I was a gettin' religiously
at the PX... Heck, my mustache hair was longer then what was on top my head... :laffing
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Re: THE CIRCLE OF THE MECHANICAL ARTS -1813 treatise on the Trades
« Reply #8 on: April 03, 2019, 10:37:07 AM »
Jappaning? I had to check that out. Funny name for oriental lacquer painting. In 1813 I  guess you called'em as you saw'em.
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Re: THE CIRCLE OF THE MECHANICAL ARTS -1813 treatise on the Trades
« Reply #9 on: April 04, 2019, 12:06:43 AM »
Quote from: Nessmuk on April 03, 2019, 10:37:07 AM
Jappaning? I had to check that out. Funny name for oriental lacquer painting. In 1813 I  guess you called'em as you saw'em.
There's quite a few good ones there.
I enjoyed the one on guns until my eyes gave out...gotta go back to that one on the computer where I can see it better.
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