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Am visiting Mandi’s dad, Sam, in Ketchum, Idaho. Most people know the area as Sun Valley because of the ski resort but the main town here is Ketchum. Not very big but since it’s a ski resort there is a lot of fun things to do here even if you don’t ski. . . . → Read More: Idaho – Java’s ‘Bowl of Soul’ Shave and a haircut, two bits! The melody to that line is used extensively in bluegrass banjo to end songs. If you watched “Who Framed Roger Rabbit” you’ll remember it as well. In case you don’t know a bit is one half of a quarter so it’s equal to 12.5 cents. I’ve always thought that was peculiar. If you bought something that cost 13 cents and paid with a bit they’d owe you .5 cents in change and there isn’t a .5 cent piece. I don’t understand how that works. I guess that’s why they don’t let me work on international economic policy.
Anyway, I want to discuss power carving bits not bits of currency. We’ve already talked about the basics of < !– google_ad_section_start –>power carving and then covered dust collection< !– google_ad_section_end –> in more detail. Bits are very a very important and vast subject and they deserve to have their own introduction. Made my first attempt today at melting and filtering raw beeswax. This beeswax was a mixture of old and new beeswax. It also contained some larva, bees, pollen, and other ‘junk’. I decided to use a double-boiler method and then filter through cheesecloth. Here you can see the beeswax before it was melted. I crushed some . . . → Read More: Beekeeping – Melting and Filtering Wax |
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