FAQ

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Option A - Paid in full prior to the start of your project.

Option B -First 1/3rd of project investment at start of project.

Second 1/3rd as project continues.

Final balance prior to delivery/installation.

Option C –Specified down payment -Project is extremely complicated and will be calculated as it progresses.

The weight and dimensions of a particular piece determines the cost of shipping your item. It is not unusual for a piece to be 1. Quite small but heavy or 2. Large dimensionally but light weight. These issues make it impossible to pre-calculate costs.

To solve this dilemma shipping is not billed until I package the item. You will then receive a shipping invoice and item will ship within 48 hours of payment received.

No you can’t and here is why!

A word (or two) about calculating project prices.

In addition to using more structurally sound material and sizes, each piece is made one at a time, not just spit out of a machine. Blacksmithing is labor intensive, time consuming, dangerous and requires many separate steps. See the following steps/events, in no particular order, just to name a few.

1. Design

2. Make model

3. Make jig/tooling

4. Discuss with customer

5. Procure raw materials

6. Measure

7. Cut

8. Maintain fire –fuel, air control, remove debris

9. Heat -many times and repeat

10. Cool - many times and repeat

11. Forge –Flatten, point, taper - many times and repeat

12. Bend

13. Straighten

14. Textures

15. Grind

16. File

17. Trial fit/Test

18. Clean several times

19. Apply finish several coats

20. Delivery/Install

This is the original, pin, method of fastening the broach. Works best with loosely woven or coarse garments.

For newer, tightly woven fabrics I recommend the non-piercing method.

For more modern, tightly woven, or multiple layered fabrics this non-piercing method really works nicely.

Fill with about 1/4 cup vegetable oil. We get about 12 hours of light using the jar sold with the kit. The only smoke/odor is very brief, when the wick goes out, like a match.

The permanent wick is set at the correct height when I make them, but some adjustment may still be needed. When first lit, allow to burn about 5 minutes, then adjust the wick up or down for maximum light with no smoke.

Although the process described is historically accurate, the time elapsed to carry it out is unknown. With food a highly valued commodity it would be logical to assume many high-protein meals would be prepared over several days to achieve the desired results.

The body of our pot consists of 50 rivets/holes, 4 side plates/seams, 2 handle plates, 1 bottom plate/slots, and one band. The bottom plate is edge kerfed resulting in slots forming over 40 tabs allowing it to be formed around the sides and then banded = 100+ holes/leaks!

The process below was completed over a continuous 9 hour period.

1.An extremely hot and long lasting fire is prepared.

2.Pureed beans are forced into all seams and gaps.

3.When the fire is completely involved the empty pot is suspended on the tripod.

4.The following High-Protein foods are added: 1 gallon whole milk, 1 pound whole oatmeal, and 2 pounds bean puree.

5.As this soup leaks from the pot the liquid evaporates, leaving the protein to burn until only the carbon remains, thus, sealing the leaks and joints.

6.The pot is washed and placed back on the fire.

7.When temperature is above 400˚, several applications of vegetable oil are applied to all surfaces and burned off, resulting in a layer of carbon and producing a non-stick surface.

8.The pot is now sealed, seasoned and ready for use.