[Regia-NA] Q re: bone working
Frojel Gotlandica
list-regia-na@lig.net
Sun, 01 Jun 2003 12:52:08 +1000
--_=_=_=IMA.BOUNDARY.HTML_0118984=_=_=_
Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii"
Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable
Hi=20magnus
=20Yes=20have=20soaked=20it=20then=20clamped=20it=20into=20a=20carpenters=20=
vice=20for=20a=20day,=20comes=20out=20nice=20and=20flat=20and=20can=20be=20=
sawn=20down=20the=20middle=20to=20seperate=20the=20two=20plates.
=20I=20have=20also=20used=20a=20heat=20gun=20when=20in=20a=20hurry=20to=20=
soften=20it=20then=20clamped=20between=20two=20boards=20in=20the=20carpent=
ers=20
vice.=20I=20have=20a=20nice=20big=2010=20inch=20one=20which=20helps.=20It=20=
usually=20stays=20straight=20if=20removed=20after=20an=20hour=20or=20two.=20=
Just=20
don't=20be=20too=20impatient.
Cheers
Sandy
>If=20you=20figure=20out=20a=20way=20to=20use=20moose=20palm=20and=20separ=
ate=20one
>side=20from=20the=20other=20let=20me=20know.=20The=20middle=20third=20of=20=
the
>material=20is=20usually=20spongey=20calcareous=20bone=20tissue.
>I=20would=20like=20to=20use=20some=20for=20a=20slots=20and=20holes=20tape=
=20loom
>but=20so=20far=20I=20have=20not=20figured=20out=20a=20good=20way=20to=20s=
eparate
>one=20side=20from=20the=20other=20successfully.=20The=20spongey=20layer=20=
is
>sure=20to=20catch=20the=20thread=20fibers.=20What=20I=20would=20like=20to=
=20come
>by=20is=20a=20plate=20roughly=205=20x=205=20inches=20when=20I'm=20done.=20=
I=20have
>a=20good=20chunk=20of=20moose=20palm=20amongst=20my=20dead=20animal=20bit=
s.
>Most=20of=20it's=20curved=20in=20two=20dimensions=20like=20a=20boat.
>I=20can=20see=20cutting=20it=20into=20comb-sized=20blanks=20and=20maybe=20=
taking
>out=20the=20middle=20by=20splitting=20or=20an=20untensioned=20hack=20saw
>blade=20in=20the=20smaller=20sizes.
>Anyone=20know=20of=20a=20soaking=20technique=20that=20would=20usefully
>soften=20the=20middle=20tissue?=20So=20it=20could=20be=20cut=20somehow?
>I=20know=20about=20the=20soak=20for=20two=20days=20and=20boil=20for=2015=20=
minutes
>but=20has=20anyone=20tried=20it?=20It's=20usually=20used=20prior=20to=20k=
nife=20carving.
>Magnus
>J=20Hill=20wrote:
>>=20I've=20contacted=20a=20relatively=20local=20[maybe=20an=20hour=20or=20=
two=20away]=20antler=20artist
>>=20&=20he=20will=20sell=20us=20his=20scrap=20moose=20antler=20for=20the=20=
cost=20of=20shipping=20&
>>=20handling.=20=20:>)=20=20Combs!
>>=20&=20my=20hubby=20has=20some=20antler=20which=20will=20be=20turned=20i=
nto=20knife=20handles.=20=20<G>
>>=20It's=20coming=20along.=20=20Beautiful?=20=20Decorative?=20=20Perhaps=20=
not.=20=20But,=20I=20hope,
>>=20useful!=20=20Jennifer
>>=20Jennifer=20Hill
>>=20=92lfgifu
>>=20Wes=20=F0u=20hal.
>_______________________________________________
>list-regia-na=20mailing=20list
>list-regia-na@lig.net
>http://www.lig.net/mailman/listinfo/list-regia-na
Fr=94jel=20Gotlandica=20Viking=20Re-enactment=20Society.
http://www.frojel.com/
frojel@frojel.com
--_=_=_=IMA.BOUNDARY.HTML_0118984=_=_=_
Content-Type: text/html; charset="us-ascii"
Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable
<HTML>
<FONT=20FACE=3D"Times=20New=20Roman"=20DEFAULT=3D"FACE"><FONT=20SIZE=3D"3"=
=20POINTSIZE=3D"12"=20DEFAULT=3D"SIZE">Hi=20magnus<BR>
<BR>
=20Yes=20have=20soaked=20it=20then=20clamped=20it=20into=20a=20carpenters=20=
vice=20for=20a=20day,=20comes=20out=20nice=20and=20flat=20and=20can=20be=20=
sawn=20down=20the=20middle=20to=20seperate=20the=20two=20plates.<BR>
=20I=20have=20also=20used=20a=20heat=20gun=20when=20in=20a=20hurry=20to=20=
soften=20it=20then=20clamped=20between=20two=20boards=20in=20the=20carpent=
ers=20vice.=20I=20have=20a=20nice=20big=2010=20inch=20one=20which=20helps.=
=20It=20usually=20stays=20straight=20if=20removed=20after=20an=20hour=20or=
=20two.=20Just=20don't=20be=20too=20impatient.<BR>
<BR>
Cheers<BR>
Sandy<BR>
<BR>
>If=20you=20figure=20out=20a=20way=20to=20use=20moose=20palm=20and=20se=
parate=20one<BR>
>side=20from=20the=20other=20let=20me=20know.=20The=20middle=20third=20=
of=20the<BR>
>material=20is=20usually=20spongey=20calcareous=20bone=20tissue.<BR>
><BR>
>I=20would=20like=20to=20use=20some=20for=20a=20slots=20and=20holes=20t=
ape=20loom<BR>
>but=20so=20far=20I=20have=20not=20figured=20out=20a=20good=20way=20to=20=
separate<BR>
>one=20side=20from=20the=20other=20successfully.=20The=20spongey=20laye=
r=20is<BR>
>sure=20to=20catch=20the=20thread=20fibers.=20What=20I=20would=20like=20=
to=20come<BR>
>by=20is=20a=20plate=20roughly=205=20x=205=20inches=20when=20I'm=20done=
.=20I=20have<BR>
>a=20good=20chunk=20of=20moose=20palm=20amongst=20my=20dead=20animal=20=
bits.<BR>
>Most=20of=20it's=20curved=20in=20two=20dimensions=20like=20a=20boat.<B=
R>
><BR>
>I=20can=20see=20cutting=20it=20into=20comb-sized=20blanks=20and=20mayb=
e=20taking<BR>
>out=20the=20middle=20by=20splitting=20or=20an=20untensioned=20hack=20s=
aw<BR>
>blade=20in=20the=20smaller=20sizes.<BR>
><BR>
>Anyone=20know=20of=20a=20soaking=20technique=20that=20would=20usefully=
<BR>
>soften=20the=20middle=20tissue?=20So=20it=20could=20be=20cut=20somehow=
?<BR>
><BR>
>I=20know=20about=20the=20soak=20for=20two=20days=20and=20boil=20for=20=
15=20minutes<BR>
>but=20has=20anyone=20tried=20it?=20It's=20usually=20used=20prior=20to=20=
knife=20carving.<BR>
><BR>
>Magnus<BR>
><BR>
>J=20Hill=20wrote:<BR>
>>=20I've=20contacted=20a=20relatively=20local=20[maybe=20an=20hour=20=
or=20two=20away]=20antler=20artist<BR>
>>=20&=20he=20will=20sell=20us=20his=20scrap=20moose=20antler=20for=20=
the=20cost=20of=20shipping=20&<BR>
>>=20handling.=20=20:>)=20=20Combs!<BR>
>>=20&=20my=20hubby=20has=20some=20antler=20which=20will=20be=20turn=
ed=20into=20knife=20handles.=20=20<G><BR>
>>=20It's=20coming=20along.=20=20Beautiful?=20=20Decorative?=20=20Pe=
rhaps=20not.=20=20But,=20I=20hope,<BR>
>>=20useful!=20=20Jennifer<BR>
>>=20Jennifer=20Hill<BR>
>>=20=92lfgifu<BR>
>>=20Wes=20=F0u=20hal.<BR>
><BR>
><BR>
><BR>
><BR>
>_______________________________________________<BR>
>list-regia-na=20mailing=20list<BR>
><FONT=20COLOR=3D0000ff><U>list-regia-na@lig.net<FONT=20COLOR=3D000000=20=
DEFAULT=3D"COLOR"></U><BR>
><FONT=20COLOR=3D0000ff><U>http://www.lig.net/mailman/listinfo/list-reg=
ia-na<FONT=20COLOR=3D000000=20DEFAULT=3D"COLOR"></U><BR>
><BR>
<BR>
</HTML>
<HTML>
<LEFT>
<FONT=20FACE=3D"Times=20New=20Roman"=20COLOR=3D"#000001"=20SIZE=3D"3"=20PO=
INTSIZE=3D"12"=20DEFAULT=3D"ALL">
Fr=F6jel Gotlandica Viking Re-enactment Society.<br>
http://www.frojel.com/<br>
frojel@frojel.com</HTML>
--_=_=_=IMA.BOUNDARY.HTML_0118984=_=_=_--