Blacksmith101
Grumpy Old Man
- Jun 22, 2012
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By Archerybob's request here are some links to how to make soap.
Soap making links
How to Make Lye from Ashes for Soap-Making
Soap making in the woods can be almost automatic. Hardwood ashes are some of the best producers of lye. By Paul D. Matteoni ( The Mother Earth News Originally Published on Sep 19, 2020, Updated on Dec 29, 2021; links at end to publications on soap making)
https://www.motherearthnews.com/homesteading-and-livestock/how-to-make-soap-from-ashes-zmaz72jfzfre/
Other Soap References:
Small Scale Soapmaking: A Handbook by Peter Donkor (Note information on making Lime can be found on Internet Archive by searching for Circular of the Bureau of Standards Lime)
https://archive.org/details/small-scale-soapmaking/mode/1up
Circulars from U.S. Department of Commerce Bureau of Standards
Circular No. 62 published 1916
Circular of the Bureau of Standards no. 62: specifications for and methods of testing soaps
https://archive.org/details/circularofbureau62unse/mode/1up
Superseded by Circular No. 62 3rd edition published 1923
Circular of the Bureau of Standards no. 62 3rd edition: Soap
https://archive.org/details/circularofbureau623unse/mode/1up
Superseded by Circular No. 383 published 1930
Circular of the Bureau of Standards no. 383: washing, cleaning, and polishing materials
https://archive.org/details/circularofbureau383unse_0/page/n2/mode/1up
Superseded by Circular No. 424 published 1939
Circular of the Bureau of Standards no. 424: washing, cleaning, and polishing materials
https://archive.org/details/circularofbureau424smit/mode/1up
Soap making links
How to Make Lye from Ashes for Soap-Making
Soap making in the woods can be almost automatic. Hardwood ashes are some of the best producers of lye. By Paul D. Matteoni ( The Mother Earth News Originally Published on Sep 19, 2020, Updated on Dec 29, 2021; links at end to publications on soap making)
https://www.motherearthnews.com/homesteading-and-livestock/how-to-make-soap-from-ashes-zmaz72jfzfre/
Other Soap References:
Small Scale Soapmaking: A Handbook by Peter Donkor (Note information on making Lime can be found on Internet Archive by searching for Circular of the Bureau of Standards Lime)
https://archive.org/details/small-scale-soapmaking/mode/1up
Circulars from U.S. Department of Commerce Bureau of Standards
Circular No. 62 published 1916
Circular of the Bureau of Standards no. 62: specifications for and methods of testing soaps
https://archive.org/details/circularofbureau62unse/mode/1up
Superseded by Circular No. 62 3rd edition published 1923
Circular of the Bureau of Standards no. 62 3rd edition: Soap
https://archive.org/details/circularofbureau623unse/mode/1up
Superseded by Circular No. 383 published 1930
Circular of the Bureau of Standards no. 383: washing, cleaning, and polishing materials
https://archive.org/details/circularofbureau383unse_0/page/n2/mode/1up
Superseded by Circular No. 424 published 1939
Circular of the Bureau of Standards no. 424: washing, cleaning, and polishing materials
https://archive.org/details/circularofbureau424smit/mode/1up