[Regia-NA] bone & antler working

[Nicholson, Andrew]

> The hardest part for me when doing a comb is the planing of=20
> the plates to
> make them all the same thickness.  Since I do most of my work sans
> electricity, that's a lot of knife work.  Does anyone have a=20
> better method?
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Nope,

I'd have to admit to using an angle-grinder with a sanding disc to get =
them
down to the right basic dimensions, then file down by hand. Whithorn =
have
both my combs incorporated into their displays. I'm making one more, =
and
they're NOT having this one, and I reckon that'll be it. It's so
disheartening when teeth snap whilst you're cutting the last few, and =
you
have to just chuck a dozen hours work away [and there are at least five
plates per comb].

Mind you, as Baldrick once said "I have a cunning plan" which could =
make
production easier. If it works out I may produce a few more.

Gu=F0rum

PS Wooden combs, usually of boxwood, tend to have larger, coarser =
teeth, and
are noticeably shorter and squater than the antler combs.