[rollei_list] Re: Something about last week
- From: Carlos Manuel Freaza <cmfreaza@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: rollei_list@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Wed, 1 Feb 2006 12:22:04 +0000 (GMT)
Thank you very much Aaron for your comments, time and
observations; they are always useful.
BTW you are right regarding the ax, sometimes I also
use it to cut firewood for the firewood kitchen in the
farm; the meal cooked using this kitchen has a
delightful flavor.-
All the best
Carlos
--- Aaron Reece <oboeaaron@xxxxxxx> escribió:
>
> On Jan 31, 2006, at 7:11 PM, Carlos Manuel Freaza
> wrote:
>
> > The last one is about a worker:
> >
> http://www.rollei-gallery.net/itar/image-91406.html
>
> "The woodcutter prefers to use the ax to cut
> firewood for the
> kitchen;the saw -motor- is used for bigger tasks.-"
>
> He prefers to use the ax because it's much faster
> than using a saw,
> and you don't lose any wood making sawdust, which is
> a mess. When I
> was a kid we always heated our house with a wood
> stove, and I spent
> many chilly Autumn afternoons splitting wood.
> Assuming your ax is
> sharp, and the wood is not too hard, it's not
> actually all that
> difficult, and great exercise to boot. We always
> used what we called
> a "maul," which was basically a two-pound hammer
> fashioned into an
> ax. The extra weight made it easier to split the
> wood in one stroke.
> Unfortunately, even though our house has two
> fireplaces, my wife and
> I are both allergic to wood smoke!
>
> BTW, Carlos, the quality of these scans is much
> higher than some of
> your older web photos. Watch out for the black and
> white points,
> though. In the photo of Norita in the hammock, her
> hair comes across
> as solid black. Look at the negative and see if
> there is any detail
> in the hair.
>
> Best regards,
> Aaron
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