Eva Gallagher on sun 20 nov 05
Hi Gary - have you ever tried to make brushes from a deer's tail? I got got
two from some hunters that we allow on our property, skinned them and the
hair is long and thick enough that it looks like it make great brushes. Just
need to get a good method to attach it to a stick.
Not much progress on my wood kiln this year due to injuries and the hot
weather. But will be all ready next year.
Regards,
Eva Gallagher
Deep River, Ontario
----- Original Message -----
From: "Gary Navarre"
To:
Sent: Sunday, November 20, 2005 3:42 AM
Subject: Wood firing / Gathering fuel / Making ash
> Hay Crew,
> Might as well take a short break from the seasonal project to update
> some albums. Sure am liking this new camera. Got some shots of my buddy
> from down below and the deer he shot yesterday in the SD card for later.
> Till then additions to the ash washing continue in
> http://public.fotki.com/GindaUP/ca/ggm/wa/ and some good shots of Balsam
> greens for this years Christmas wreaths along with the making of a wreath
> in http://public.fotki.com/GindaUP/ca/gf/balsam/ The example shown I left
> on my lady friend's grave side in Marquette last week. In the process of
> getting the greens I am also gleaning secondary stoke hole sticks for the
> firing next year of the new kiln. Gonna be too cold here soon to do much
> kiln building, not like near Kalamazoo when there were warm days in winter
> when I'd be lagging in somewhere. Snowed good the other day to about a
> foot in the woods. Had to knock it off the Balsam limbs with the pruner
> pole before dropping them. Some of the limbs I loaded in the van without
> bundling and did them at night at the house. Now I don't have to go back
> in the spring and pick up the kiln sticks. All the scrap can be saved for
> making ash in the spring when it drys more. I think the smoke from last
> years two week Koie cooking event might not have good for breathing with
> so much moisture in the fresh greens. Guess I had one of my frenzies, eh?
> "Slow down, Gar, dis is da UP, no hurry!" But the greens sure good in the
> house during wreath making season! Lot better than the artificial stuff I
> sell at Wal-Mart. Just can't out source this sort of thing. Stay in there!
>
>
>
> G in Da UP
> Navarre Pottery
> Navarre Enterprises
> Norway, Michigan, USA
> http://public.fotki.com/GindaUP/
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Gary Navarre on thu 24 nov 05
On Sun, 20 Nov 2005 19:05:29 -0500, Eva Gallagher wrote:
>Hi Gary - have you ever tried to make brushes from a deer's tail? I got got
>two from some hunters that we allow on our property, skinned them and the
>hair is long and thick enough that it looks like it make great brushes. Just
>need to get a good method to attach it to a stick.
>Not much progress on my wood kiln this year due to injuries and the hot
>weather. But will be all ready next year.
>Regards,
>Eva Gallagher
>Deep River, Ontario
Hi Eva and Crew,
Ya, I thought of making brushes too but haven't made the effort yet. A
while back down below when living in the cabin on Gull Lake I could not
really work in clay so I studyed fly tying. Some guys at the Bio-station
gave me some deer skins and tails that I fleshed out and got as far as
salting and rolling them for later. Had three rolled skins hanging out of
the way, sort of, in my cabin for a couple years before I sobered up and
pitched them when I moved. I still have some smaller skin pieces and can
always get more. I would think the hair stacker used in fly tying might come
in handy to sort the different lengths of hair in a brush. I suppose one
could wrap thread round the hair to make a tight bundle and glue it into a
stiff hollow stick. I could be wrong, there's a gal here makes brushes, who
was it? Kelly? Sorry, I don't remember, but she should search out under
brushes. I'd like to find a link with step-by-step pictures of a beginners
deer hair brush. Lots of other fir can be used and some people get real
esoteric with exotic hair but deer, fox, dog and chicken fir should get one by.
Sorry about you're injuries, I wasn't awear of them. Seems like many of us
suffered various losses of loved ones, peoprety, or health issues this last
year or so. My condolences to any I may have missed due to my selfish
distractions. They got a bit overwelming at times but I'm stayin in there!
G in da UP
Navarre Pottery
Norway, Michigan, USA
claybair on thu 24 nov 05
Gary,
Our own Clayart member Bamboo Karen makes
and sells fabulous and beautiful brushes.
She also gives workshops on making them..
Gayle Bair
Bainbridge Island, WA
Tucson, AZ
http://claybair.com
-----Original Message-----
From: Gary Navarre
On Sun, 20 Nov 2005 19:05:29 -0500, Eva Gallagher wrote:
>Hi Gary - have you ever tried to make brushes from a deer's tail? I got got
>two from some hunters that we allow on our property, skinned them and the
>hair is long and thick enough that it looks like it make great brushes.
Just
>need to get a good method to attach it to a stick.
>Not much progress on my wood kiln this year due to injuries and the hot
>weather. But will be all ready next year.
>Regards,
>Eva Gallagher
>Deep River, Ontario
Hi Eva and Crew,
snip>
I could be wrong, there's a gal here makes brushes, who
was it? Kelly? Sorry, I don't remember, but she should search out under
brushes. I'd like to find a link with step-by-step pictures of a beginners
deer hair brush. Lots of other fir can be used and some people get real
esoteric with exotic hair but deer, fox, dog and chicken fir should get one
by.
snip>
G in da UP
Navarre Pottery
Norway, Michigan, USA
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