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World Skills & Learning About Old Crafts Hobbies
There was once a time when almost everyone acquired, or knew how to do a practical skill of some kind, they were special skills, which most people used throughout life. They just became second nature.
The proliferation of pioneer style reality T.V. shows have featured sophisticated modern people transported back into the early 1900s, and boy, do they struggle to cope.
It points out how badly off most people are when it comes down to knowing about old time survival skills, or the ability to make things using old time hand tools & methods.
The survival rate of some of the people on these shows has been quite poor, due to the fact that they have never been instructed on how to utilize old-time pioneer skills in a practical kind of way.
Pioneer skills are not difficult to learn, but they do require a certain amount of study along with plenty of hands on practice.
Domestic skills, farm skills, building skills, woodworking skills & metal working skills; all of these skills were mostly learnt through simple instruction and much practice... mostly the skills were passed on from mother to daughter, or from father to son.
Even in today's super sophisticated, computerised world there is still a place for "old pioneer skills".
Take for instance the home inventor- mechanic - restoration or project builder. they all need to build or fabricate special parts, or to reproduce old broken parts to rebuild - restore all things old.
Presently, the pioneer skill of metal casting is going through an incredible world wide renaissance.... people want to know how to make simple wooden patterns using everyday woodworking tools and skills. They want to know how to melt and pour aluminium & bronze into sand moulds.
Is all this old age art metal casting stuff difficult to learn Definitely not!
There are various Usenet groups around where you can learn from others, but one of the best ways to learn is to buy a book written by an author who has been there and can actually tell you how & what you should do to set up and run a successful hobby foundry.
There is an excellent collection of metal casting ebooks which describe the age old art of metal casting in a way that the ordinary handy man will fully understand & be able to learn about one the most ancient old world skills known to man.
All it takes is to have the ability to build the simple equipment & tools and then learn the special methods to create sand castings in Bronze & Aluminium. It is an enjoyable & rewarding pastime, but off course it is hot dirty work and can also be hazardous, but then all old world skills and could be claimed as potentially dangerous, and that is where common sense is used to prevent any potential hazards.
If you are looking for an old world challenge, then welcome aboard the world skills, old world skills express.
C Croucher
Metal Casting Ebook Author
http://www.myhomefoundry.com
Instant access to great hobby foundry info.
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Mishicot News: Ladies Night scheduled for Jan. 26 Herald Times Reporter Door prizes and refreshments will be offered, as well as the chance to meet with representatives from product lines such as Tastefully Simple, Scentsy, Mary Kay, Inspire Books and Gifts, WildTree, and Party Lite and Home Crafts. |
Garden show 2012 - A growing event StarNewsOnline.com Kids can also participate in nature-focused, take-home crafts. "They can make pine cone bird feeders, do leaf rubbings and make caterpillar planters," said Leslie Wilson, the 4-H youth development agent with the New Hanover County Cooperative Extension ... |
JCC, Children's Museum, host free “birthday of the trees” fun night TribLocal The event will feature many hands-on stations, including planting red bud saplings to take home, crafts, activities, a photo booth, and storyteller Chris Fascione. Children will receive a tree-themed activity book to take home. |
Year of the Dragon comes to Fremont Library Tri City Voice Also, children will have the opportunity to participate in take-home crafts that include Chinese lanterns and fortune cookie pins. The main program, emceed by Lena Zee, will be between 1 pm and 2 pm during which various performances will take place in ... |
Creston in 2011: A look back at November Creston Valley Advance At the Oct. 25 meeting, a motion was passed to direct staff to prepare a bylaw that would put seven categories into effect: home crafts ($40), commercial – small ($75), commercial – large ($130), industrial ($300), temporary – carnival ($200), ... |
 6abc.com | Fun without spending big bucks 6abc.com And then, there's the Gamery area, where take-home crafts are available for a small fee and other activities are available by the hour. May says, "We also have our Gamery, where you can come and rent table time for $10 an hour for up to six people, ... |
Winter Festival showcases Atlantic City's Oceanside Charter School Press of Atlantic City In addition to performances by each grade level, those in attendance were served dinner, watched as student drummers performed and took in a performance by the school's Blacklight Theater Group. At the end of the night, children took home crafts they ... |
SUBURBAN ARTS JAN. 12 TO 18 insideTORONTO.com Spend the afternoon touring historic houses, Papermill Theatre and Wildflower Preserve between 1 and 4 pm There will be take-home crafts for the children. Sample tasty treats prepared in the 19th-century open hearth. Everyone is welcome to this free ... |
How We Can Harness the New Domesticity Without Diminishing Women ChristianityToday.com (blog) Proverbs 31 is frequently cited, with the emphasis heavy on the home crafts and light on the real-estate dealings. As Nancy Wilson writes in Praise Her in the Gates: “Christian wives and mothers must see domesticity as their duty and calling, ... |
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