Fire tempering.

spiral · 15th October 2014, 10:51 PM

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Originally Posted by Rick

I've heard of some Kentucky Long Rifles decorated with fire using a cord soaked in flammables, wrapped around the stock and lit off .
The result is a striped look to the stock and forend of the gun .

I guess that was an attempt to mimic the fiddleback maple look?

spiral

A. G. Maisey · 16th October 2014, 12:58 AM

Yeah, I agree, use of tempering is no big deal, the reason I have commented is because when I saw it was about wood the use of the word confused me until I read further.

Roots are Latin>temperare,Old English>temprian,Old French>tremper(sense development).

Temperare is to moderate, tempo and tempor are related to time.

My apologies for being pedantic.

Tim Simmons · 16th October 2014, 09:35 AM

Good chat fellows. I have been looking at youtube for a demonstration video. Some lightly interesting stuff can be found, but none of the examples are anyway of a serious nature. Certainly not in the sense of fire hardening a whole club like the New Hebrides piece.

16th October 2014, 12:58 AM	#2
A. G. Maisey Member Join Date: May 2006 Posts: 6,991	Yeah, I agree, use of tempering is no big deal, the reason I have commented is because when I saw it was about wood the use of the word confused me until I read further. Roots are Latin>temperare,Old English>temprian,Old French>tremper(sense development). Temperare is to moderate, tempo and tempor are related to time. My apologies for being pedantic.

16th October 2014, 09:35 AM	#3
Tim Simmons Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: What is still UK Posts: 5,842	Good chat fellows. I have been looking at youtube for a demonstration video. Some lightly interesting stuff can be found, but none of the examples are anyway of a serious nature. Certainly not in the sense of fire hardening a whole club like the New Hebrides piece.