Quiz time

[Iain]

I thought only Rabbi's could do that

[bitingmidge]

I guess that explains the beard.

P

[ozwinner]

Nope, not a swingsaw (at least I've never heard of it being called that)

Mick

I was thinking swing saw as well????????????

Al

[outback]

I call it a hargon (sp) saw.

[AlexS]

Just beat me to it outback...I remember my teenage cousins working one day in, day out in the 50s near Blayney. No wonder they grew into big boys.
From memory, it was powered by an old motorbike engine, and the many cracks in the blade were stop-drilled.

[outback]

OK off wood a bit.
When a blacksmith is working steel, he sometimes needs flux.
What is the most common form this flux comes in?

[Bob Willson]

Resin (rosin)?

[Robert WA]

PSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSS.
I think I know the answer.

[Bob Willson]

He would surely have limited supplies of that.

[outback]

The flux is quite common, we all played with it as 'lil tackers.

NO it has nuthin' to do with psssssssssssssssssssssss

[Bob Willson]

Borax, as used in those little divers that went up and down in a bottle when you applied pressure?

[outback]

As this thread takes on a life of its own during he week, and thee ain't no way i can keep up, i'll offer the answer to allow things to keep rolling.

The flux used, is simply sand, i guess it's the silica in it that does the actual fluxing, but there you go.


Now a simple one to get things going again.
Name the only Amererican President to resign the Presidency.

[Bob Willson]

Was of course Mr Nixon.

What breed was his dog and for what is he infamous for doing to it?

[RETIRED]

I think you are thinking of LBJ.

[Bob Willson]

Yes I was.

Ah well, what breed was LBJ's dog and what was he infamous for doing to it. Not you , you obviously already know.