[Pil-pc-oceania] on post-oil machines: has a group split from thisone?

[Kerry Dawborn]

This is a central interest of mine - I have quite a lot of hand 
wood-working tools, several push-pull mowers which are in use, bits and 
pieces of cranks and gears for winding machines, an antique 
hand-operated plunger clothes washer which I sometimes use, a grinding 
machine that used to be used for chicken bones (lovely!), which I've 
used to grind up bones for the garden after the dogs are finished with 
them, and am always on the look out for information and more tools and 
machines. I am seriously considering getting rid of most of my power 
tools in order to immerse myself more completely in the 
human/animal-powered world, for interest and because I think we might 
need this knowledge and these skills before long. Am keen to be kept in 
the loop and to contribute to a body of knowledge/information such as 
you are talking about and whatever else might be proposed. Could also 
possibly help with or participate in something at APC...

I just realised that this could be an opportunity for me to set to 
acting on my passion in this area - researching, recording and sharing 
what I find out. Cool! Great to know there are others who are interested 
in this stuff....

cheers All,

Kerry


mossmans wrote:
> It is pretty informal, my email is mossmans at internode.on.net I am interested
> in using scythes, and have just obtained two via Canada and hope at some
> stage to get Peter Vido out to show us the efficient techniques and use of
> this tool.  I am also trying to refurbish an old chaff cutter and trying to
> get a cream separator working although I believe goats milk is not easy to
> separate, but won't be able to find out again until Nutmeg has her babies
> (due in October - so exciting!!)
>
> At the APC there may be opportunity to meet up, and put faces to names, but
> I guess it is about us as permies considering machines that don't use non
> renewable products.  A lot of expertise is being lost, so we need to keep
> learning some of the techniques as well as finding and restoring plant as we
> find it.
>
> Regards, Sue Mossman
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: pil-pc-oceania-bounces at lists.permacultureinternational.org
> [mailto:pil-pc-oceania-bounces at lists.permacultureinternational.org] On
> Behalf Of petra.kahle at haztech.com.au
> Sent: Thursday, 30 August 2007 11:04 AM
> To: permacultue discussion list
> Subject: [Pil-pc-oceania] on post-oil machines: has a group split from
> thisone?
>
> Hi All,
>
> a while ago somebody suggested to discuss post-oil machines off list and
> if that is so, can I be copied in on that?
>
> Thanks and cheers, Petra.
>
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