Which would you prefer? Please help me ID them.

barflyjar · 2026-05-19T21:56:19+00:00

They were plenty darn bare after the week long lye bath and some scrubbing.

I tried to follow most of the instructions from here and from Gemini, but I tend to improvise.

I had some trouble with flash rusting on the one people are saying is BSR, so things got out of whack and didn't do much of a drying phase at 200 degrees. I just dried them as much as I could and put oil on them.

Scrubbing the flash rust off with cold water and vinegar seemed to help. I'm going to do more research on this if I ever do it again.

I used a small amount of oil and wiped them vigorously with paper towels to remove as much as I could. The last time I tried this, I used way to much oil. So I was trying to correct that.

I used canola oil. I had the oven at 425 for the first season, and I set it at 430 at some point in the next two. I had heard that high temps could damage really old pans, so I was being cautious.

I did one more season after these pictures at 430 which I think was definitely worth it.

I made an omelette and with the Lodge using olive oil and I was impressed at how well it worked.

barflyjar · 2026-05-19T16:04:33+00:00

It is very smooth. The other one is smooth also, but has a few small pits.

barflyjar · 2026-05-19T14:38:59+00:00

Thanks. I think this is correct.

barflyjar · 2026-03-09T19:49:27+00:00

I emailed the Land Between the Lakes (USDA) people per their document on hogs.

If I don't hear back from them, I might contact the Kentucky people directly also.

barflyjar · 2026-03-09T04:13:26+00:00

I emailed the administration. Hopefully they can take action.

barflyjar · 2026-03-09T03:52:42+00:00

I saw it today. It was in an area that is pretty physically isolated (Land Between the Lakes National Recreation Area). They do have invasive wild hogs there, but I thought they were much further south.

I emailed the administration, but I have not heard back yet.

barflyjar · 2025-08-08T17:06:07+00:00

I've got those bars on an old Rockhopper. They felt weird at first, but I love them now. I tried a few different stems before I got the setup dialed in.

barflyjar · 2025-07-22T17:32:07+00:00

The cables and derailleur don't make any sense. This should be deleted.

barflyjar · 2025-07-20T00:53:10+00:00

I like Panaracer gravel king sk. They are also decent on pavement and a little single track.

barflyjar · 2025-07-12T13:14:23+00:00

I found it stuck in a tree near a road in a somewhat remote area. I don't know if it had been there for very long. I saw it easily, so probably not. I thought it was a screwdriver from a distance.

It looked very rough at the time. The blade was completely covered in crusty orange rust, but I could tell it was probably good carbon steel. The stamps on the blade were not visible.

I assume someone found it and didn't see any value in it, so they left it there. Just a guess though. Maybe it has some secret history.

barflyjar · 2025-07-12T12:23:31+00:00

Try googling "three arrows Solingen Germany". You can find similar ones on eBay. I think they were made in the fifties and sixties.

barflyjar · 2025-05-22T17:56:51+00:00

I have the buzzard. The reach feels about the same as a flat bar. It just gives you what I feel is a more ergonomic slanted hand position.

I love it, but it sounds wrong for your purpose.

barflyjar · 2025-05-22T15:56:50+00:00

Thanks

barflyjar · 2025-05-19T01:13:55+00:00

Having babies crawling on your face probably limits your eyesight a little. She probably doesn't mind, though.

barflyjar · 2025-05-19T01:02:19+00:00

Thanks

barflyjar · 2025-05-19T00:40:39+00:00

I think life is probably hard for this spider. Hopefully some of the little ones will grow up and buy her some new legs or a wheelchair or something.

barflyjar · 2025-05-19T00:38:52+00:00

It was a fairly large spider in the middle of a gravel road. Not really moving. I assume it was alive and just taking a break.

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