[Regia-NA] Testing a Theory about whetstones!

[J. K. Siddorn]

Got it, thanks Ian. First time around, it would not display all the photos.

Regards,


Kim Siddorn.

The early bird may get the worm -
but the second mouse gets the cheese!


----- Original Message -----
From: "Ian Uzzell" <snorri@vikingasaga.freeserve.co.uk>
To: <list-regia-na@lig.net>
Sent: Thursday, July 11, 2002 11:27 AM
Subject: Re: [Regia-NA] Testing a Theory about whetstones!


> Wrong, Kim!  The pictures are at the bottom of the page labelled
> "frojelfind82" etc.
>
> Ian
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "J. K. Siddorn" <kim.siddorn@blueyonder.co.uk>
> To: <list-regia-na@lig.net>
> Sent: Thursday, July 11, 2002 11:18 AM
> Subject: Re: [Regia-NA] Testing a Theory about whetstones!
>
>
> > Erm, no. Wrong number Sandy!
> >
> > Regards,
> >
> >
> > Kim Siddorn.
> >
> > The early bird may get the worm -
> > but the second mouse gets the cheese!
> >
> >
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: "Frojel Gotlandica" <frojel@dcsi.net.au>
> > To: <list-regia-na@lig.net>
> > Sent: Thursday, July 11, 2002 10:26 AM
> > Subject: Re: [Regia-NA] Testing a Theory about whetstones!
> >
> >
> > If you look at the Frojel page, gallery 25   find No 82, 83, 84, 85 you
> will
> > see a pin from a large cloak
> > brooch which has been used as Hack Silver. note the large number of cuts
> in
> > the metal. An excellent
> > example.
> >  http://www.frojel.com/_index.html
> > Cheers
> > Sandy
> >
> >
> > >Hey,
> > >No one mentioned that apparently most (if not nearly all) bits of
silver
> > >found (particularly hack silver in hoards) contain nicks and such marks
> > >from testing.
> > >
> > >Very interesting.
> > >
> > >Do you have a digital camera?  Maybe you could take some pictures?  If
> you
> > >have a scanner, I bet you could scan the stone directly.  Although I'd
> > >suggest putting a sheet of clear acetate or something on the glass of
the
> > >scanner first.
> > >
> > >If you don't have a DC or scanner, if you want to loan me your stone,
> I'll
> > >take some pictures and then send it back to you.
> > >
> > >Thanks!
> > >Tom
> > >
> > >At 09:24 PM 7/10/2002 -0400, you wrote:
> > >>Hej!
> > >>     Well I have to eat my words.  The whetstone test for impure
silver
> > >>worked far better than I expected it to.  I first took a piece of fine
> > >>silver (.9999) & made an initial rub test spot it looked kind of dark,
> not
> > >>shinny at all.  Next to the fine silver I rubbed a piece of Sterling
> > (.925)
> > >>& the mark was noticeably a little darker.  I then debased a small
piece
> > of
> > >>fine silver with about an equal weight of brass wire (I don't know the
> > exact
> > >>composition of the wire I used) by melting them together, I pickled &
> > >>polished the resulting silver compound (.5~).  It was about the same
> color
> > >>as the Sterling when viewed as a piece of silver, but notably less
> > malleable
> > >>than the fine silver.  When I rubbed it on the other side of my test
> mark
> > it
> > >>came out much darker than either the fine silver or the Sterling.
While
> I
> > >>am not ready to concede that this was the only purpose of the
> whetstones,
> > I
> > >>will believe it is one possible use for a commonly carried item.
Ain't
> > >>experimental archaeology great!
> > >>Pax,
> > >>Olaf
> > >>
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> > http://www.frojel.com/
> > frojel@frojel.com
> >
> >
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