I sort of inherited an old fire extinguisher from the previous owner of our northern germany dwelling. Expired and last tested in 2002 it was standing in the corner mostly unnoticed, but now, after almost three years I decided to put it to use. What better afterlife use could there be for a fire extinguisher than to become a fire place 🙂
So after another test fabricating micarta I grabbed the first one again and lo and behold: After 48 hrs more curing time it has become hard and durable! Mental note: The thicker the material the more time needed to cure (who would have thought?) and the specification on the package was just plain wrong.
I’m trying to make my own Micarta at the moment because I want to use it for a new knife project. I made a simple press, took an old t-shirt and some epoxy and started.
These are the dishes I liked best in 2021 and, funnily enough, some of them were also the most clicked ones. I’d appreciate if you give them a try, enjoy and let me know how they worked out for you!
Without further a do, my bevel grinding jig for knife making just … disappeared … (somehow, things in my shop seem to have a tendency for that when I’m around…). So I made a new one, this time from aluminium, since it’s simply easier to work on for me.
I finally found the time again to prepare a very yummy and versatile ingredient: Read how to make chinese-style bacon here. It’s absolutely worth the effort!
Plus, I got to use my re-activated drying box again!
There’s a popular northern germany dish called “Grünkohl mit Pinkel” (Stewed Kale and Pinkel Sausage), that I like very much. Now, running out of kale… somehow… I decided to just substitute it with creamy savoy cabbage (german “Rahmwirsing”) from the local grower and it worked fine.
It’s simple and it only takes 15 minutes to cook, yet it’s delicious. And here’s how:
So, today I took my second part of the blacksmithing course at Schmiede Bötersheim. Again it was absolutely great, but:
I didn’t pay enough attention for a moment and let a thin part of the poker I’m working on get too cold while hammering it, which made it brittle and weak at that point. Grinning knowingly as well as indulgently, the blacksmith stated that’s a really common beginner’s fuckup and she welded it safe in seconds 🙂
At least I’m learning and (hopefully) I’m improving.
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