[Regia-NA] more on flint and antler

[Tate William T Jr TSgt 352 OSS/SCSC]

I wish I would have had your angle-grinding caution a few weeks ago!  I =
was
working on a comb plate that had been a labor of hand-worked love...2 =
hours
to get the perfect shape, and the next thing I knew, in a minute, I had
ground through the plate ...ruined it to the point where it wasn't even
usable for anything else.

Bill/Leifr

-----Original Message-----
From: Nicholson, Andrew [mailto:andrew.nicholson@dumgal.gov.uk]
Sent: Wednesday, December 04, 2002 2:41 PM
To: 'list-regia-na@lig.net'
Subject: RE: [Regia-NA] more on flint and antler


If you're off-site Bill, an angle-grinder with sanding discs is a great
starting point.

OK, so Authenticity Officers shouldn't say things like that, but it =
beats
the hell out of hand-rasping the things. Go from mid grain down to =
fine.
Coarse can remove too much antler too quickly. Then hand-finish with =
sand
and pumice, to remove all modern working marks, and no-one will know =
the
difference.

Gu=F0rum

> I am guilty of having several scrams with antler handles that=20
> haven't had
> the outside removed (runnels...I knew that term, it just=20
> wouldn't come out
> when I was writing).  But it is a project that I might=20
> undertake sometime to
> correct the appearance.  Just do the core bit in some=20
> hatching designs.
>=20
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