tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13729569.post4477358758215402032..comments2024-03-18T08:03:17.059-04:00Comments on The Deliberate Agrarian: We're Making Clothespins!Herrick Kimballhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17116051416696885647noreply@blogger.comBlogger18125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13729569.post-61857003609880279832013-10-06T02:34:08.359-04:002013-10-06T02:34:08.359-04:00Please send me pricing...this is a lost craft. Br...Please send me pricing...this is a lost craft. Bravo to you all!Eric@831https://www.blogger.com/profile/07995747495481678728noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13729569.post-86157555102571104572013-10-06T02:28:35.308-04:002013-10-06T02:28:35.308-04:00This comment has been removed by the author.Eric@831https://www.blogger.com/profile/07995747495481678728noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13729569.post-14378130340929153592013-09-18T16:56:53.314-04:002013-09-18T16:56:53.314-04:00Seems to me like you are trying to recreate a clot...Seems to me like you are trying to recreate a clothespin designed to be produced by a machine, by hand.<br />Instead, why not produce a clothespin by hand, which was designed to be produced by hand? such as a shaker clothespin?<br />I have also thought to make wooden clothespins and this was because where I was living at the time, the wooden clothespins were very expensive. But I think the issue is the design, not the ability to handmake economical wooden clothespins.<br /><br />daltxguyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14921862950638747363noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13729569.post-52555281149636315692013-09-04T19:51:49.938-04:002013-09-04T19:51:49.938-04:00Hi Tanya,
No problem. I appreciate you letting ot...Hi Tanya,<br /><br />No problem. I appreciate you letting others know about the clothespins we're making. I've been to your blog in the past. You have a lot of good information there. Tasmania seems like such a neat place to live. Best wishes.Herrick Kimballhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17116051416696885647noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13729569.post-86775706835825774402013-09-04T18:59:23.212-04:002013-09-04T18:59:23.212-04:00I read your post some days ago and it had me ponde...I read your post some days ago and it had me pondering and reaching back into the recesses of memory. I felt I just had to blog about it and other pegs. I hope you don't mind, I used one of your photos and I have clearly linked back to your post. From all the comments I can see these being very popular and it is gratifying to see people wanting something so simple yet full of integrity back in their homes again. I have added the link to my post and if you are unhappy with it please let me know. Kindest regards, Tanya from Suburban Jubilee<br />http://suburbanjubilee.blogspot.com.au/2013/09/peg-ponderings.html Tanya Murrayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04867118885094628168noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13729569.post-38909231820491861462013-08-31T20:26:27.965-04:002013-08-31T20:26:27.965-04:00I might have to install a clothesline just to buy ...I might have to install a clothesline just to buy these and try them.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13729569.post-48935969774861582602013-08-30T19:52:12.437-04:002013-08-30T19:52:12.437-04:00Unknown,
Payments will be handled through PayPal, ...Unknown,<br />Payments will be handled through PayPal, but you don't need to be signed up with PayPal to make the payment. There is an option when checking out to just make the payment with a credit card. I've used PayPal for many years.<br /><br />We're hoping to have the clothespins all done and ready to sell by September 9. But it depends on what else comes along to take us away from the project.<br /><br />Thanks for asking.Herrick Kimballhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17116051416696885647noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13729569.post-45122496673154845022013-08-30T19:16:05.907-04:002013-08-30T19:16:05.907-04:00My daughter and I love your blog and want to buy y...My daughter and I love your blog and want to buy your clothespins when ready. We'll keep an eye on the blog; how will the orders be handled? (paypal, or??)Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12954882250773508262noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13729569.post-70528244998378521052013-08-30T07:47:38.801-04:002013-08-30T07:47:38.801-04:00Kathy,
Yes, I'll sell my first production run...Kathy,<br /><br />Yes, I'll sell my first production run of clothespins right here.Herrick Kimballhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17116051416696885647noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13729569.post-35961527372961806912013-08-29T14:18:22.205-04:002013-08-29T14:18:22.205-04:00these clothes pins are just so cool can't wait...these clothes pins are just so cool can't wait to see the finished product-will you be selling them online? Kathykathyinozarkshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01644138355524729156noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13729569.post-70193299540469978592013-08-29T07:47:36.712-04:002013-08-29T07:47:36.712-04:00Shannon,
Thanks for the encouragement. I like what...Shannon,<br />Thanks for the encouragement. I like what you said.Herrick Kimballhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17116051416696885647noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13729569.post-87796704226238234282013-08-28T15:51:01.860-04:002013-08-28T15:51:01.860-04:00Fantastic! Thanks for the update and may the cloth...Fantastic! Thanks for the update and may the clothespins be a rousing success!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13729569.post-572796427406859802013-08-28T07:43:22.506-04:002013-08-28T07:43:22.506-04:00Sign me up..... I want a supply of your first prod...Sign me up..... I want a supply of your first production clothespins.<br />Your blog is a breath of fresh air as you share ideas of viable small business. I have been trying to understand how to bring "the kingdom of God" into our homestead.... I think you are doing just that very thing with your homestead and family. Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09586330044953097637noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13729569.post-57251245485206388592013-08-27T20:32:01.619-04:002013-08-27T20:32:01.619-04:00Good luck!Good luck!LindaGhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12203719919661519350noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13729569.post-15930222554888510412013-08-27T20:25:12.617-04:002013-08-27T20:25:12.617-04:00Barb,
The springs will go on by hand. The whole p...Barb,<br /><br />The springs will go on by hand. The whole process is a lot of work. But I have a device that makes putting the springs on very simple and easy. It was invented by my friend, Tom O'Neill, who is organic farmer and an amateur mechanical genius. I'll be showing the tool at some point and Tom will be getting a box of the very first clothespins.<br /><br />Muns-<br />You are correct in that there are numerous quality assurance pitfalls. That's a good way to put it. There is not a lot of wasted wood as the process is now, but there are ways to speed up production and I'll be implementing them, I hope, in time. I also expect that when I make the springs and specifications available to woodworkers "out there," that many of those people will come up with new ways to improve the process. But hand-crafting something like this will always be a laborious process. Herrick Kimballhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17116051416696885647noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13729569.post-72906590073415051592013-08-27T19:02:34.894-04:002013-08-27T19:02:34.894-04:00It's ON!! The Great Clothespin War of 2012! Ha...It's ON!! The Great Clothespin War of 2012! Ha - just kidding - best of luck. Thanks for letting us in on how it's done. To a novice, it appears a very laborious process full of quality assurance pitfalls. I'm sure you have some thoughts on how you'll be able to scale up the process to speed production and reduce waste. (just slightly now... :) nothing wrong with improving a process)<br />Good Luck - Best Regards,<br />Muns<br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13729569.post-17174173435498548812013-08-27T18:56:09.436-04:002013-08-27T18:56:09.436-04:00Gosh, that sounds complicated. Good on you both. ...Gosh, that sounds complicated. Good on you both. Do you put the *spring* on by hand? What a job that would be.<br /><br />Barb.Barb.https://www.blogger.com/profile/11383714327462070532noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13729569.post-89631530356037316822013-08-27T17:44:50.651-04:002013-08-27T17:44:50.651-04:00Wonderful! Keep cutting!Wonderful! Keep cutting!Sunnybrook Farmhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18135224259672444423noreply@blogger.com