[Strawbale] Hydrated Lime in Linseed Oil (was Re:Oak)

[Patrick Hearn]

Andrew,

When you said

> 'the Cowan.' This word is interestingly from the route
> word 'coward' because it refers to people who slip through the  
> cracks, not
> wanting to run a full apprenticeship and become a journeyman mason but
> instead just do a little eavesdropping and find out the secrets  
> without
> doing the time.


Thank you for the trade secrets from your trade. I'm torn between  
some of the things you mentioned. Yes, if someone is wanting to be a  
mason then an apprenticeship is definitely the best way to go.  
However when a person is pushing 60 they aren't able to put in a full  
day on a job site. Well, I'm in the latter group. I love working with  
stone and am putting a stone face on the lower level of our home. I  
have looked for community college courses on masonry but the only  
ones I can find are full blown apprenticeship courses. That's why it  
is so nice to find someone like yourself that is willing to share the  
trade with those of us who are DIY handymen (handy-person).

Again, Thanks

Flaxstraw