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Wednesday, August 4, 2004 Page 7
lewter Smith Brian "Buck" Towne demonstrates pewter making
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GROVE --
Towne spends week-
demonstrating the craft
making at various
tats in the upper midwest.
owne and his wife
Ya, their two children
ton and Abbv visited the
ler Museum last week-
and demonstrated the
f pewter making.
L'owne said he learned
a'aft from his father, who
ned the craft from his
er. He started pouring
/ter into the molds at
at six vears old. "As soon
[was" able to hold the
ha his occupation as a
1 technician he works
his father in a lab at
rah, Iowa where they
e porcelain crowns. "
|Ie makes most of his own
and the French and Indian
War.
He has hundreds of molds
which he uses to mold small
castings of turtles, crosses,
spoons and a variety of pen-
dants.
Many of the tools he uses
are also very old, but they
are best for working with
pewter. He heats his pewter
which is made from an alloy
of 92% tin, 7% antimony, and
1% copper, in a small kettle
which is fired by hardwood
charcoal.
When he pours the
pewter it sets up"very quick-
ly and he is able to remove it
from the mold after a couple
of minutes. The rubber
molds take longer because
they don't transfer the heat
as well as metal molds.
When the pieces come out
of the mold they look like
shiny silver. He then uses
nitric acid and steel wool to
rub the pieces to give them
the more natural patina of
old pewter. Towne said over
time if left untreated the
pieces-would eventually turn
darker.
He also is a tin smith and
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spqon is a special souvenir spoon Towne
ned for the Wilder Museum.
makes tin trays and toy
whistles. While he is work-
ing he tells stories about the
items he is making usually
with a comedic twist.
He said the spoons he
ro Minnesota
brses test
00ltwe for
bet Nile virus
lhe MN Board of Animal
h recently announced
that two horses, one in
Goodhue County and one in
Wright County have been
confirmed as the state's first
two equine cases of West
Nile virus this year.
The infected horse from
Goodhue County, a ten-year-
old mare, was acting abnor-
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makes are completely usable
and dishwasher safe. But he
jokingly said he would not
leave them in a hot frying
pan. As the melting point is
quite low.
His pieces sell from a
range of $1.00 to about
$15.00. Some of his work is
available in the Wilder
Museum.
Buck holds a freshly
poured spoon.
Friday afternoon Buck visited with tourists, telling stories about his
pewter making while working on one of his pieces.
Find us on the Web at
www.lyon-siouxpress.com
Towne has a variety of items he sells at his
pewter demonstrations.
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Dance in Lamberton
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mally when the owner decid-
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an. The veterinarian submit-
ted samples for testing to the
U of M Veterinary Diagnostic
Laboratory in St. Paul where
the horse was found positive.
The horse had not been vac-
cinated for West Nile. The
animal has been euthanized.
"The majority of West
Nile virus cases normally
appear from mid-July
through mid-September,"
MN Board of Animal Health
Assistant Director Dr. Paul
Anderson said. "Last year,
81 horses tested positive for
West Nile virus in MN. In
2002, 992 horses contracted
the virus with almost thirty
percent dying after infec-
tion."
Based on last year's
cases, very few horses that
were correctly vaccinated
developed the disease.
That's why the Board
encourages owners to vacci-
nate their horses each year.
Horse owners can also
reduce the risk of West Nile
virus by taking the following
steps:
* Eliminate "mosquito
zones" by mowing long grass,
draining stagnant water
puddles, and removing items
such as old tires and tin cans
that can serve as breeding
grounds for mosquitoes;
' * Change water in drink-
ing troughs weekly to pre-
vent mosquito breeding
* Minimize horses' expo-
sure by using repellents and
placing screens in stables.
Wes Nile virus can
cause a form of encephalitis,
an inflammation of the brain
and spinal cord. Birds serve
as the host for the virus,
which is spread by mosqui-
toes to other birds and ani-
mals such as horses and
humans. Neither humans
nor horses can spread the
disease.
So far this season, no
human cases of West Nile
have been reported to the
MN Department of Health
(MDH). Now through mid-
September is the time of
highest risk for West Nile in
humans and MDH urges res-
idents to take steps to pre-
vent mosquito bites. For
more information, visit the
MDH Web site at
wwwohealth.state.mn.us and
click on "West Nile virus."
Any case of West Nile in
horses should be reported to
the Board by calling 651-
296-2492. A complete list of
all positive equine cases,
along with additional disease
information, can be found on
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