[AT] early farming

[Indiana Robinson]

On Tue, Dec 9, 2008 at 4:16 PM, Carl Tatlock <carllary at gmavt.net> wrote:
> Alan Nadeau wrote:
>> Carl,
>>
>> Can't say that I ever heard of silo staples although I'm aware of silo
>> staves and silo rods or hoops.  Please describe the staples.
>>
>> Al Nadeau  (also in VT)
>> ----- Original Message -----
>> From: "Carl Tatlock" <carllary at gmavt.net>
>>
>>> .... I also helped him repair a
>>> wooden silo-- anybody remember silo staples?  1950's memories.
>>> Carl in Vermont
>>> _______________________________________________
>>>
> Hi Alan-- a silo staple is about 10 inches long, and shaped just like a
> regular paper staple; it has the turned -down ends, sharpened. The ones
> I used were about 3/4 or 1 inch in diameter--meant to be used with a
> hammer. In use, you hammer one end lightly (so it can be removed and
> moved over) into a stave--bring the next stave into position and hammer
> that end in, and the 2 staves are held in position. The next two staves
> are treated the same way with the next staple, and so on as you work
> your way around the silo the staves are held together making it easier
> to place and tighten the hoops.  Staples are easily removed.
> They are a big help in replacing only a couple of staves in repairing an
> existing silo, too.
>
> I realized in writing this that I remembered  it was a very hot day--on
> a very HIGH wobbly ladder and there was a lot of sweat, heavy bag of
> staples hanging off one side of my belt and heavy hammer on the other,
> and wood splinters galore. My boss told me if I started to fall to
> hammer in a staple and hang on....  great advice.
>
> Thanks for asking-- if anybody out there there can remember some of the
> old low-tech ways we used to do things it might be fun to hear about
> them.  My dad taught me about wiring a cut open tomato can around a
> blown out car muffler- Depression style.  Who else has a suggestion that
> might now be useful again in today's recession?
> _______________________________________________
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Yeah, stop wasting money...
;-)
I'll bet those silo staples were a lot like "log dogs" or woodworking
"pinch clamps".
http://www.leevalley.com/wood/page.aspx?c=2&p=45780&cat=1,44047&ap=2
Small ones:
http://www.woodcraft.com/family.aspx?familyid=1934



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