[Ravensfort] Ravensfort Digest, Vol 57, Issue 74

[Lemoine Beers]

I would like to thank H.E. Brian for the use of his forge, and the tool
needed to see an example of what my research had been telling me. Bucklow
tells us in his book that Lapis Lazuli was broken down by the heating of the
stone then placing it into vinegar. Do to the cost of pigment grade Lapis I
used two different stones to see how this process worked, The first stone
was everyday limestone that is made up of calcite. When heated then dropped
into the vinegar it gave off a lot of steam and left a very nice gray and
white partials in the bottom of the bowel. I gave this to Lord Devin so he
could experiment in making pigment. I also fished out some wood ash for him.
I hope he enjoys his pigments. Then I heated hematite then placed it into
the vinegar. In both rocks the heat made the rocks brittle enough to grind
with the tools used in period. It was also a pleasure to show my craft off
to other members of the Barony. I had a great time. I enjoyed the company of
all of those good people that made it out for the day. Once again I give
many thanks to H.E. Brian for having use at his place. It was a very
wonderful day.

Later
Lemoine de. Gascony MKA"L.D. Beers" loco.cerveza at gmail.com
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"As she has planted, so does she harvest; such is the field of karma". ~Sri
Guru Granth Sahib
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