Comments on: Get Lubed Up in 19th-century Style

By: dherbert

dherbert — Fri, 25 May 2012 15:53:35 +0000

Here in Ecuador ordinary lard “manteca” is used as a general lubricant,wax is seen as too expensive to waste.I generally use beeswax myself, I have been using a 1oz. bar for a couple of years now.

By: rhyspinot

rhyspinot — Mon, 07 May 2012 21:16:16 +0000

I assume “Anita Baker” is the name of the lamb that graciously offered up her tallow? Is each tin emblazoned with the name of the particular lamb that contributed?

By: Steve_OH

Steve_OH — Fri, 13 Apr 2012 15:06:44 +0000

That brings back memories…

many years ago, at a time when I was immersed in studies of linear algebra and differential equations, I had a sudden realization that a Hessian matrix and a Hermitian matrix were completely different things, a fact that explained a lot of confusion I was having.

-Steve

By: ckm

ckm — Fri, 13 Apr 2012 06:48:59 +0000

Thank you. I couldn’t figure out if he meant to smear the fat on the matrix of second partial derivatives or on a German mercenary.

By: Steve_OH

Steve_OH — Thu, 12 Apr 2012 13:42:19 +0000

For those readers on the left side of the pond, hessian = burlap.

-Steve

By: Chippy

Chippy — Thu, 12 Apr 2012 12:48:06 +0000

When I was an apprentice c1950s we always carried a mutton roll in our toolbox in case it rained and your saw got wet, you could then wipe it over with the mutton roll.
Mutton Roll: piece of hession 4″ wide and about 12″ to 18″ long plus as much of the mutton fat you could filch from the Sunday roast.
Spread the mutton fat over one side of the hession and then roll up tight then tie with string.
Cut off any surplus hession on one end so that the mutton fat is visible and easy to wipe down a wet saw or plane.
I still have and use a mutton roll!

By: rp77469

rp77469 — Tue, 10 Apr 2012 04:49:19 +0000

Dixie Gun Works lists larger (12-16 oz)containers of mutton tallow. Under $6.

By: ckm

ckm — Sun, 08 Apr 2012 06:59:11 +0000

The little infomercial they have for this one on leevalley.com is great. Rob Lee is singing Frank Zappa’s “Keep it Greasy” karaoke style while suggestively plunging brass screws into a little pot of this stuff.

By: Mark Dorman

Mark Dorman — Sat, 07 Apr 2012 22:48:25 +0000

I just got my first Super Woobie; I think I’ll try it for awhile before I try the sheep tallow.

By: Christopher Schwarz

Christopher Schwarz — Sat, 07 Apr 2012 02:45:08 +0000

Ian,

The Lee Valley web site says that the retail stores will be carrying it by late April. Sheep are not fast-moving animals….