...I grew up with the belief that I could get those horrible, dusty, dull, lumps of coal in my stocking if I misbehaved. At least that's what I thought coal looked like. Like bbq briquettes, right?
Until I saw this on ebay. THIS was coal?
Gosh, It's kind of pretty. And shiny, and interesting! A pure form of carbon, it's called Anthracite, from the
Eastern Middle Coal Fields in Hazleton PA.
Out came the wire! I just HAD to wrap some. Out came the Workhorse to cut up a couple of lumps of coal into more manageable sizes. A bit of sterling, but mostly colored copper. Fast, fun, and perfect for the holiday gift giving~
