tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-924013241079711992.post569834281277764122..comments2024-03-11T05:03:14.020-07:00Comments on Ernie's Place: The Ruth Loop.Ernie Branscombhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06391160783604462511noreply@blogger.comBlogger34125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-924013241079711992.post-90282905510459995502009-07-29T21:16:12.868-07:002009-07-29T21:16:12.868-07:00Eko totally had me thinking, "wow, he must ha...Eko totally had me thinking, "wow, he must have really paid close attention to local history and ancient technology when he was growing up."Joel Mielkehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03087883565896070720noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-924013241079711992.post-17012001476147718652009-07-22T16:21:40.449-07:002009-07-22T16:21:40.449-07:00God I love this blog! Thanks Ernie and Suzie and E...God I love this blog! Thanks Ernie and Suzie and Ekovox. You guys are great!Humboldthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15245361885779910120noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-924013241079711992.post-25041352001855053112009-07-22T11:57:16.299-07:002009-07-22T11:57:16.299-07:00I think it is very unfair that you (Ernie) get no ...I think it is very unfair that you (Ernie) get no credit for all the yarns you have spun!Spinning from a little ginnynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-924013241079711992.post-71100526438877085392009-07-22T08:52:25.066-07:002009-07-22T08:52:25.066-07:00The Ruth Loop is the darndest weaver trick, it inv...The Ruth Loop is the darndest weaver trick, it involves a left twist of the wrist while holding the yarn between forefinger and thumb while you move the skein up and down across the loom.<br />I am just trying to take up a little blog time while Aunt Janet takes Ernie out behind the barn.Helpful Anonnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-924013241079711992.post-64986658865262758522009-07-22T05:13:47.495-07:002009-07-22T05:13:47.495-07:00It's yarn, Ernie. I don't know why some o...It's yarn, Ernie. I don't know why some of you guys like to belittle our fiber arts. Another local guy calls it spinny weavy s**t. Do you like to have your hobby for which you are passionate put down by others? I doubt it. Please try give respect for Janice's skills, and her passion for her fiber arts. It is important!Aunt Janetnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-924013241079711992.post-29090611004119995502009-07-21T20:27:10.195-07:002009-07-21T20:27:10.195-07:00Oops!Oops!Robin Shelleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15282504761189889311noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-924013241079711992.post-55698009412501173482009-07-21T20:09:05.887-07:002009-07-21T20:09:05.887-07:00if one of our grandfathers were around,he'd la...if one of our grandfathers were around,he'd laugh at us,for not knowing what it is!!!!ROSS SHERBURNnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-924013241079711992.post-33756243762923895072009-07-21T18:55:50.219-07:002009-07-21T18:55:50.219-07:00Darn it Robin, I was working up to that. It would ...Darn it Robin, I was working up to that. It would make a good ol' sohum payback to sell that stick to Ekovox.Ernie Branscombhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06391160783604462511noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-924013241079711992.post-55662050538918260982009-07-21T13:16:51.576-07:002009-07-21T13:16:51.576-07:00I thought it might have something to do with a plo...I thought it might have something to do with a plow or a wagon... then Eko threw me off with all his BS gold-mining jargon... definitely got me!<br /><br />What I find interesting now, though, is that Ernie was willing to give it away or throw it away at 8:38 last night. Now he's admiring the fine detailing & workmanship of the thing & practically calling it a museum piece! (-:<br />Eko, I think it could be yours for a few hundred dollars...Robin Shelleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15282504761189889311noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-924013241079711992.post-39002225695866068642009-07-21T12:04:43.471-07:002009-07-21T12:04:43.471-07:00I must confess that I don't know what radiused...I must confess that I don't know what radiused means Ernie?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-924013241079711992.post-35832658742773986682009-07-21T08:38:39.948-07:002009-07-21T08:38:39.948-07:00Whew...still chuckling this many hours later....
...Whew...still chuckling this many hours later....<br /><br />I will agree with the wagon implement. Perhaps a jack of some kind. Or, could it be a brake?<br /><br />-EkovoxAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-924013241079711992.post-51003574756847004902009-07-21T07:48:18.619-07:002009-07-21T07:48:18.619-07:00it is probably too smooth to be what i said...i wa...it is probably too smooth to be what i said...i was just trying to show our northern bumpkins we got brains down here too. maybe i should let someone else do that tho...omrnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-924013241079711992.post-6778379619373891752009-07-21T07:09:58.808-07:002009-07-21T07:09:58.808-07:00If you look at the first photo, what doesn't s...If you look at the first photo, what doesn't show well is that the back was perfectly radiused. The top was like the back of a spoon, the keystone hole, just below that was a back-slanting notch, then the perfect concave radius. The side view leaning against the 2ft x 4ft skylight was supposed to show that, but I didn't choose my background well.Ernie Branscombhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06391160783604462511noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-924013241079711992.post-61783646552724523262009-07-21T06:57:03.684-07:002009-07-21T06:57:03.684-07:00Omr
It is also my guess that it must have somethin...Omr<br />It is also my guess that it must have something to do with wagons. It was extremely well made. The workmanship was very fine and detailed, it was all carved, chisled, and rasped into it's final shape. It belongs in a museum.Ernie Branscombhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06391160783604462511noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-924013241079711992.post-45886283399369470982009-07-21T06:53:18.796-07:002009-07-21T06:53:18.796-07:00Tui
Janis says her string is made from sheep that ...Tui<br />Janis says her string is made from sheep that the lady raised on the ranch. It is merino, corriedale, and something else, It is "single ply" and is wrapped onto large paper mache cones. The lady shipped her fleece to a processor to have it cleaned and spun. <br /><br />When I asked Janis what could be done with it, she said that “You can do anything with it, crochet, knit, weave... just don't get into it!”. I guess she thinks that I'm not qualified to talk to about it.<br /><br />The one thing that I'm sure of, is there is way to much wool string there for her to ever use herself. It's like me finding a river of beer. It must be frustrating for her to know that she can never make all of that fuzz into anything. <br /><br />From what I saw, the strings were mostly blue, gray, brown, and that creamy sheep color.Ernie Branscombhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06391160783604462511noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-924013241079711992.post-62482997394487757842009-07-20T23:05:44.886-07:002009-07-20T23:05:44.886-07:00My guess is that it is a wagon wheel "jack&qu...My guess is that it is a wagon wheel "jack", the two prongs could lever lift the wheel to a height determined by that notched hole notching into a notched vertical post that is missing.Omrnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-924013241079711992.post-86605435004189643382009-07-20T22:48:25.510-07:002009-07-20T22:48:25.510-07:00Too much fun!
thanks for the segue spy....
Any ch...Too much fun! <br />thanks for the segue spy....<br />Any chance of Ernie confirming which of his relatives was a water diviner? Pert near sure I read it.olmanrivernoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-924013241079711992.post-74033209658195390152009-07-20T21:51:54.917-07:002009-07-20T21:51:54.917-07:00what came to me first was that the object was some...what came to me first was that the object was some kind of tuning fork or divining rod to find water but i know ernie would never believe that but because i'm a plumber's son, i know that some of the old water faucet handles are too big and too hard to turn very easily by hand. my dad used to make an object like that out of metal one of which i still use to turn on the sprinklers in the front yard of his old house. obviously they would stick the forks in the sprinkler head and there was another piece that fit through the holes making a tee and giving them leverage and they could open and close those old water lines easier.spyrockhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03685726716755909658noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-924013241079711992.post-84277077644510490372009-07-20T21:43:51.586-07:002009-07-20T21:43:51.586-07:00Ernie... Tell Janis Tui wants to know what kind of...Ernie... Tell Janis Tui wants to know what kind of sheep made that string.Bennoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-924013241079711992.post-14069117102835982522009-07-20T21:20:25.048-07:002009-07-20T21:20:25.048-07:00Janis said:
Ballony, he bit hook STRING and sinkl...Janis said:<br /><br />Ballony, he bit hook STRING and sinkler. You got him Ekovox, and he deserves it!<br /><br />Thanks, JanisAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-924013241079711992.post-30016963532017441902009-07-20T21:17:29.720-07:002009-07-20T21:17:29.720-07:00Good one!
I read Eko's post three times, the...Good one! <br /><br />I read Eko's post three times, the first time it sounded pretty phony, the thought occurred to me that I was being had, so I read it again, The second time I started remembering all of Ekovox's historical background and knowledge, and it started to sound more like it could be the truth. I read it the last time and I thought “oh my God it's a historical treasure”. <br /><br />I jumped up from my computer and went out on the deck where Janis was fondling her newfound hoard of string and excitedly explained the whole thing to her. I got the peoples phone number from her and almost called them, but the smell of rat was heavy in the air, and just like any smart reporter, I decided to wait for more corroboration. <br /><br />So, I decided to wait until morning. Got, Not!Ernie Branscombhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06391160783604462511noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-924013241079711992.post-29919070262870618742009-07-20T21:00:25.615-07:002009-07-20T21:00:25.615-07:00Ernie and Ruth went for a ride in
a carriage.
The...Ernie and Ruth went for a ride in<br />a carriage. <br />They hit a bump. <br />Ruth hit a tree.<br />And Ernie kept going, ruthlessly.<br /><br />-Ekovox <br />Still screaming with fits of laughter, trying to catch his breath almost peeing his pants with delight)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-924013241079711992.post-33100798970761639022009-07-20T20:51:20.352-07:002009-07-20T20:51:20.352-07:00Ernie, you've been had. Remember, you invente...Ernie, you've been had. Remember, you invented the term bullshistory. <br /><br />I haven't a clue what that moss covered piece of wood is.<br />Who knows, maybe it's a clergyman's viewfinder. Or, a Danielson blivet. Or, I know, a McPulaski or a shoveldad. Maybe...it's a blogdrivel. Yeah, that's the ticket.<br /><br />Ha! Klamath-Trinity wins again! Eat that, SoHum! You'll have to get up pretty early in the morning to beat us at your own game of bullshistory. <br /><br />-Ekovox (tears rolling down his face, clutching his stomach, rolling around on the floor in full guffaw)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-924013241079711992.post-91359826914289629982009-07-20T20:38:50.043-07:002009-07-20T20:38:50.043-07:00Thanks Eko, We don't have much gold mining equ...Thanks Eko, We don't have much gold mining equipment around here. So, I didn't have a clue... What else is new. <br /><br />If somebody values this thing, they had better say so quickly, because I think it is going to go in the trash. I can contact the people. I'm sure they would want to see it saved if it had any historical value. One end is still in great shape. The forked end had been set in the dirt and is somewhat rotten.<br /><br />If they had just put it under the building it would have been fine.Ernie Branscombhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06391160783604462511noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-924013241079711992.post-48668336800737256132009-07-20T20:13:16.462-07:002009-07-20T20:13:16.462-07:00Hey Eko, Great call... I knew it all along but we ...Hey Eko, Great call... I knew it all along but we needed a little suspense.<br />Just kidding, of course. I thought it might be one of those staves (I forget the name ) used to work hides to limber them up.<br />Hetten and Ketten mean the same thing in Wintu. The guy who did the Indian names in the latest Gudde was William Bright a brilliant linguist and place name aficionado. He passed recently. Kekkawaka is a Wintu name also, so is Lassik. There is a theory that Penutian (Wintu) speaking people lived here before the Athabaskans (Wailaki) moved in and the newcomers kept some of the names. Here's something I didn't know. Tom Keter says that previous to the Athabascans, there were no bows, only spears. That the sinew backed bow came with the later group. Went up to Kettenpom to hear Tom speak yesterday. It was great. He has a book published by the Forest Service that is really fine. The old ranchers out around the North Fork think Tom is the real deal. They respect him and that's something coming from those guys. A lot of nice people out there and they have a great firehouse. What were we talking about anyway? Oh, I guess I'm on topic, sorta.Bennoreply@blogger.com