Yes, nice site utahbeek. It's downright inspirational! This thread has also piqued my interest to the point of looking at several soapmaking web sites, different processes and ingredients, and yes, I've released my ignorant prejudice against lye. As a kid, I watched with awe my next door neighbor Mrs. Edwards wash the bedcovers in a big black cast iron cauldron of lye soap heated to a boil by a blazing wood fire and a log stirrer. As an adult I somehow got the idea that lye was bad, but now I believe not.
Ummmm, oatmeal and honey soap!