[Steppes] Antler question

[Elaine Crittenden]

As a child, I liked taking the cooked wishbone from a chicken and soaking it
in vinegar until it was pliable, then tying it into a knot and letting it
dry until it was hard. I then showed it to my friends and mystified them.
Since I went to a total of 11 schools in a total of 11 years (not
necessarily a school a year), I got to pull that stunt a lot!
(giggles)

Lete

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>From: "Betsy Marshall" <betsy at softwareinnovation.com>
>To: "'Barony of Steppes - SCA, Inc.'" <steppes at ansteorra.org>
>Subject: RE: [Steppes] Antler question
>Date: Thu Oct 9,2003,9:48 PM
>

> I was in a class at Pennsic this year with HL Mikel Ironhawk- one of his
> samples was just that- (but soaked, not boiled) in vinegar for a loooong
> time, then it gets stiff again as it dries- his was bent into a complete
> loop, but I think the reverse would apply- clamp it straight and let it
> dry out again...
> Pyro
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: steppes-bounces at ansteorra.org
> [mailto:steppes-bounces at ansteorra.org] On Behalf Of
> lizdenpeters at juno.com
> Sent: Thursday, October 09, 2003 8:39 PM
> To: steppes at ansteorra.org
> Subject: Re: [Steppes] Antler question
>
> I saw a special on the history channel where they boiled ivory in
> vinegar
> to soften it so they could reshape it but don't know if that technique
> really works. Or how long it would take!!
>
> Nuala
>
> On Thu, 9 Oct 2003 18:26:05 -0500 "Stosh Gypsy" <stoshgypsy at comcast.net>
> writes:
>> Does anyone know how to, or if it is possible to straighten deer
>> antler?
>>
>>
>> Stosh Gypsy
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