With the arrival of the latest and greatest magazine Timber Framing I was reminded of my brush with lime. My experiment failed quite well, so well I am going to try it again. I most likely did not fire the shells long enough. My sample of 5 gallons of shells went into a brush pile late in the day with rain due any moment. As dark descended I raked the shell and ash into a pile. As the drops of rain started I spread out the pile and screened it while still some what hot. This is where things went wrong, I believe. It's my guess the shells weren't fired long enough. For the next day I tried some with water and nothing happened, just washed, crispy clam shells. Now I have to fire some more and for a longer time, let the fire cool all on its own.
And isn't this issue full of great stuff. Apprenticeships, Snap-Line Square Rule, Safe Work Practice, foreign lands with intrigue, lime, fore bay barns and more from TTRAG, tranquil adds and a picture on the back which has me wondering. What more could you want? A fellow to due the drywall on my latest project would be nice, if thats not asking to much. Tim
