ANST - A&S Info Request

[Mark.S Harris]

John Yates wrote:
> 
> I am hoping somebody would help me with an A&S question; Was there a
> bonding compound (i.e.; glue) used in period. I am looking at an A&S
> project that requires attaching bone (I'm planning on using a piece of
> ram horn to a fairly flexible wood.

There are some descriptions and I believe some directions for making
some period glues in this file in the CRAFTS section of my Stefan's
Florilegium:

glues-msg         (23K)  5/ 8/96    Medieval glues.

In addition to the hide and horn glues that Gunnora mentions, they
also used milk for some glues, which is still used in some glues
today. However, I don't think the milk glues are/were waterproof.
As she mentioned, there are modern hide glues available today.

My files can be found at:
http://www.pbm.com/~lindahl/rialto/rialto.html

Stefan li Rous
stefan at texas.net

(A&S projects, well, I do have some more files to finish editing
for the Florilegium...woodbending, wood finishes, fruit-quinces etc.)
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