Picture of a box  from a pipe die dated about 1900

No synthetics here!!

jan064 by Skip Albright, on Flickr

In all the old machining guides, lard oil was the go to stuff. I have heard guys recommend bacon grease... might smell pretty good besides..
Joe B

Thanks Joe

I thought bear fat on wagon wheels was a movie trope

maybe not

Quote from: skipskip on January 19, 2025, 07:42:56 AM...bear fat on wagon wheels...

Probably easier to find bears than pigs as you migrated West.