tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-717986195212622043.post8299880717294239738..comments2024-03-28T00:23:01.632-04:00Comments on Lem's Levity: beeswaxTrooper Yorkhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01978703998566102194noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-717986195212622043.post-3107027978406932502017-04-13T13:01:58.279-04:002017-04-13T13:01:58.279-04:00No native American faces have been properly colore...No native American faces have been properly colored since Crayola got rid of Indian Red.rhhardinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06901742898653890646noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-717986195212622043.post-73864793438668237102017-04-13T11:55:31.711-04:002017-04-13T11:55:31.711-04:00Crayon has its own punchy quality, which is just a...Crayon has its own punchy quality, which is just as legitimate as hoighty toighty pastel. Degas thought so and sometimes applied a mix of both or even crayon alone when he wanted trumpets instead of clarinets.ricpichttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01321511130788764861noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-717986195212622043.post-88779204120126660482017-04-13T07:57:32.878-04:002017-04-13T07:57:32.878-04:00I use beeswax, too. I use it to coat a screw that ...I use beeswax, too. I use it to coat a screw that I am about to drive - no binding, no screwing around, just easy-peasy. It's an old Mississippi trick.<br /><br />Stories like this make me wish I could see color - there are times I really miss making two dimensional art. Oh well, we all have our burdens to bear.The Dudehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05354536924604187137noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-717986195212622043.post-40193272683074659782017-04-13T06:41:54.896-04:002017-04-13T06:41:54.896-04:00I have bees wax. I use it when I want to get a fro...I have bees wax. I use it when I want to get a frozen/rusted nut off of a bolt/threaded rod. I use my acetylene torch to heat up the nut, then apply some bees wax to the nut. When you see little bubbles coming out of the threaded area, then it will break loose very easily.<br /><br />It's an old Apache trick.AllenShttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08848966772462502893noreply@blogger.com