Sparks

Hi, A friend of your and mine had been having phone calls on the order of several hundred a day, which basically shut down his business (Siegel of California). He still had a website, but in attempting to contact the site today, I got the bad news warning similar to the one you had a few weeks ago... ___________________________ This Connection is Untrusted You have asked Firefox to connect securely to siegelofca.com, but we can't confirm that your connection is secure. Normally, when you try to connect securely, sites will present trusted identification to prove that you are going to the right place. However, this site's identity can't be verified. What Should I Do? If you usually connect to this site without problems, this error could mean that someone is trying to impersonate the site, and you shouldn't continue. Technical Details siegelofca.com uses an invalid security certificate. The certificate is only valid for www.siegelofca.com (Error code: ssl_error_bad_cert_domain) I Understand the Risks _________________________________ Is there anything you can do to help him out? I don't have a phone number for them, and the website is such that I won't access it. And the email addresses I have for them don't function. James "Sparks" Stone 2376 E. Mugo Street Boise, ID 83716 Name: James Stone UserName: Sparks IP Address: 71.33.22.26 Email Address: jstone228@gmail.com

Tina, Beautiful works! I particularly like the craftmen scenes and the boar in the vines. Sparks

Rgarding the corks, are you talking the 'traditional' corks that come from oak tree bark? I haven't seen real cork in quite awhile. The corks that are in our local wineries bottles are more like rubber or plastic than a forest product. Sparks

I bet that prime hair-on beaver skin you used on the outside has LOTS to do with warmth. I once made a hat out of that stuff--with a chrome tanned deerskin inside-the-hat sweat band and if it was warmer than 10 degrees F it was TOO HOT! It had a horrible demise. Seems the sweat, chrome tanned deer and tanned-hair-on beaver pelt reacted to literally make the beaver skin brittle and basically EAT the leather. Anyone know what caused that? Sparks

Great Idea! Sparks

Download "Acrobat Reader" if you have not already done so. That allows you to view pdf documents. Sparks

Left wrist measured 6.5, right wrist 6.75...both round to 7 inches on me, the little guy. The wife has a perfect seven on both wrists. Sparks

Thanks Johanna, I forwarded it to my friends with a sense of humor. Sparks

Looks good! Don't worry about your English, I had relatives on my father's side from Czechoslovakia and they were in this country (in Chicago) for fifty years or so and your English is way better than theirs. They were in a Czeck neighborhood and never needed to learn English. Sparks

Kerry, I emailed Greenman Forge with no response either. I now notice his email is NOT listed with his contact info. I was able to talk with him and order over the phone. I talked with him Thursday or so, he said he'd make the tools I wanted over the weekend and mail them early next week--tomorrow or so. Green Man Forge 1143 Bleistein Street Cody, WY 82414 USA Phone: 307.272.9368 Sparks

OK, I contacted Greenman Forge. Here is the contact information: Green Man Forge 1143 Bleistein Street Cody, WY 82414 USA Phone: 307.272.9368 I was able to contact him by phone late last week. He is making a couple pinking irons for me this weekend and will have them out early next week. Sparks

Here are some businesses you may want to shop to get good supplies: http://www.ohiotravelbag.com/Products.html http://springfieldleather.com/store/ http://www.mainethread.com/index.html http://store.conchos.com/ https://www.siegelofca.com/view_sale.asp Siegel even ships free if your order is over $75, which is easy when buying leather and tools. Sparks

Even if you don't start calling your mom more often, it seems you might want to call her and say thank you. Sparks

By now you should be up and at 'em, yes? Sparks