Some workmen were laying cable in our building, and I couldn't help but
notice the thick copper wire they were cutting and dropping everywhere.
Finally the foreman asked me why I was staring at the wire, and I
explained that copper wire was a tool used to shape bonsai... He said
he knew that, because his uncle had a hundred bonsai. He then told me
to take all the wire I wanted.

Nina. So I did.

Nice work, Nina - but don't forget to anneal it.
Marty H.
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From: "Nina" <nina.shishkoff [at] GMAIL.COM>
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Sent: Thursday, September 01, 2005 10:01 AM
Subject: [IBC] You never know.....


> Some workmen were laying cable in our building, and I couldn't help but
> notice the thick copper wire they were cutting and dropping everywhere.
> Finally the foreman asked me why I was staring at the wire, and I
> explained that copper wire was a tool used to shape bonsai... He said
> he knew that, because his uncle had a hundred bonsai. He then told me
> to take all the wire I wanted.
>
> Nina. So I did.
>
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Now, you can roll it into nice rolls and anneal it in your barbecue this
weekend after you're done grilling burgers.

Dale Cochoy, Wild Things Bonsai Studio, Hartville, Ohio
DaleCochoy [at] Prodigy.Net http://www.WildThingsBonsai.Com
Specializing in power wood carving tools.
Yakimono no Kokoro bonsai pottery of hand-built stoneware

----- Original Message -----
From: "Nina" <nina.shishkoff [at] GMAIL.COM>

Subject: [IBC] You never know.....


> Some workmen were laying cable in our building, and I couldn't help but
> notice the thick copper wire they were cutting and dropping everywhere.
> Finally the foreman asked me why I was staring at the wire, and I
> explained that copper wire was a tool used to shape bonsai... He said
> he knew that, because his uncle had a hundred bonsai. He then told me
> to take all the wire I wanted.
>
> Nina. So I did.

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On Sep 1, 2005, at 7:57 AM, dalecochoy wrote:

> Now, you can roll it into nice rolls and anneal it in your barbecue
> this
> weekend after you're done grilling burgers.

If you anneal in a BBQ, I recommend that you wash the BBQ out very
thoroughly when you are done annealing.

Annealing copper blackens, or oxidizes, the surface of the wire. A
crust of black copper oxide is created that flakes off as a powder &
small flakes during and after the annealing process. You won't be able
to see the oxide in a BBQ because it is won't be visible against the
charcoal & black metal. I wouldn't be able to see it in my propane BBQ
either. But it will be there & it is a toxicity concern.

Jim

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