I believe he was making a special apparatus to sulphur his apples to fit on a barrel. As for the Palin he meant paling fence. Enclosures dating to medieval England known as paling fences. They were the rustic forerunner of the picket fence.The original paling fence was composed of posts just like modern picket fences. A single stringer board was nailed on the face of the post that spanned to the next post just a few inches beneath the top. These were sharp stakes placed so close together that not even the smallest animal could get through, you've probably seen pictures of paling fences in old photos, high fences with sharp pointed tips. Sherry Lynn Baker Frazier President Owsley County Kentucky Historical Society http://owsleykyhist.org http://sherryfrazier.com ----- Original Message ----- From: "Archie F Cope" <a-cope@sbcglobal.net> To: <KYBREATH-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Thursday, April 08, 2004 11:07 AM Subject: [KYBREATH-L] Old Terms > Did people make there own barrels? > Aug 19 have been fitting a barrel to Sulpher apples.Aug 19 have been fitting a barrel to Sulpher apples. > What is a palin slat? > Aug 5 & 6 have been still working at my palin slats Ed has gone to town > today. > Archie > > > ==== KYBREATH Mailing List ==== > > >