Comments on: Shopping With the Tinsmith http://petticoatsandpistols.com/2009/04/13/shopping-with-the-tinsmith/ Romancing The West Sat, 11 Feb 2012 04:55:13 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: Cheryl http://petticoatsandpistols.com/2009/04/13/shopping-with-the-tinsmith/comment-page-1/#comment-38107 Cheryl Tue, 13 Jul 2010 20:57:38 +0000 http://petticoatsandpistols.com/?p=6420#comment-38107 Hi, any idea what the antique vise would sell for? I have a similar one that was used in tinsmithing. Thanks. professorhitch@comcast.net Hi, any idea what the antique vise would sell for? I have a similar one that was used in tinsmithing. Thanks.
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]]> By: MarthaE http://petticoatsandpistols.com/2009/04/13/shopping-with-the-tinsmith/comment-page-1/#comment-22087 MarthaE Thu, 16 Apr 2009 01:55:46 +0000 http://petticoatsandpistols.com/?p=6420#comment-22087 What a wonderful post and really great store! I love the tin tiles and lanterns. But I think I saw a neat watering can on a back shelve and I would like that! And a hip tub might make a Great holder for flowering pots! What a shame to lose these great crafts! What a wonderful post and really great store! I love the tin tiles and lanterns. But I think I saw a neat watering can on a back shelve and I would like that! And a hip tub might make a Great holder for flowering pots! What a shame to lose these great crafts!

]]> By: Patricia Barraclough http://petticoatsandpistols.com/2009/04/13/shopping-with-the-tinsmith/comment-page-1/#comment-22017 Patricia Barraclough Tue, 14 Apr 2009 03:50:52 +0000 http://petticoatsandpistols.com/?p=6420#comment-22017 Think I'd like a tin tiles. I've seen some lovely ceilings. In those the tin had designs pressed not pierced. My son and husband are blacksmiths. My son does the most and comes up with some interesting ideas. His items shaped like vines and branches are nice. We have lost a lot of the craft tradition in this country and it is a shame. Unfortunately this economic downturn is going to hurt them badly. A smith friend who has had a business for over 10 years, has no orders for about 3 months worth of business only. This is the first time that has happened. He employs 5 other smiths. Think I’d like a tin tiles. I’ve seen some lovely ceilings. In those the tin had designs pressed not pierced. My son and husband are blacksmiths. My son does the most and comes up with some interesting ideas. His items shaped like vines and branches are nice. We have lost a lot of the craft tradition in this country and it is a shame. Unfortunately this economic downturn is going to hurt them badly. A smith friend who has had a business for over 10 years, has no orders for about 3 months worth of business only. This is the first time that has happened. He employs 5 other smiths.

]]> By: Kate Bridges http://petticoatsandpistols.com/2009/04/13/shopping-with-the-tinsmith/comment-page-1/#comment-22015 Kate Bridges Tue, 14 Apr 2009 00:00:38 +0000 http://petticoatsandpistols.com/?p=6420#comment-22015 Hi Pat--I like your taste! Anita Mae--that's cool how you clean the coins. Also a great idea to take pictures each time. Let us know when you're going to post them! Hi Pat–I like your taste!

Anita Mae–that’s cool how you clean the coins. Also a great idea to take pictures each time. Let us know when you’re going to post them!

]]> By: anita mae draper http://petticoatsandpistols.com/2009/04/13/shopping-with-the-tinsmith/comment-page-1/#comment-22014 anita mae draper Mon, 13 Apr 2009 22:46:59 +0000 http://petticoatsandpistols.com/?p=6420#comment-22014 Hey Kate - We buy the ancient coins from a man who has relatives in Britain. Over there, they keep finding clay jars and bundles of coins when they are digging because the Romans used to bury them and hide them in walls, etc. We cover them with oil - I use a canola/olive oil mixture because olive oil alone is too expensive - and we put them in plastic containers on a rack above the furnace vent in the dining room. The top of the fridge would work, too. You want the oil to heat so it loosens the dirt off the encrusted coins. We started them in Nov and every few weeks we use a Qtip to clean them off and change the oil. We're about half way through but we're starting to get excited about them because we can see the designs. I'm photographing every time I clean them and will post before and after shots when we're done. :) And I'm not that talented - I just like trying new things. Hey Kate – We buy the ancient coins from a man who has relatives in Britain. Over there, they keep finding clay jars and bundles of coins when they are digging because the Romans used to bury them and hide them in walls, etc.

We cover them with oil – I use a canola/olive oil mixture because olive oil alone is too expensive – and we put them in plastic containers on a rack above the furnace vent in the dining room. The top of the fridge would work, too. You want the oil to heat so it loosens the dirt off the encrusted coins. We started them in Nov and every few weeks we use a Qtip to clean them off and change the oil. We’re about half way through but we’re starting to get excited about them because we can see the designs. I’m photographing every time I clean them and will post before and after shots when we’re done. :)

And I’m not that talented – I just like trying new things.

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