On Fri, 21 Oct 2005 15:06:33 -0500, "Wolfgang"
wrote:


"Conan The Librarian" wrote in message
...
Wolfgang wrote:

I still make my own glass knives for microtomy.......um, but the process
is
a bit more technologically sophisticated than "knapping".

I'd be interested in hearing more about how you do this. The closest
I've ever come to that would be using a piece of broken glass as a wood
scraper. :-)


And I thought my grandmother's glass pastry knife was a tech marvel...

BTW, should you ever try knapping flint, it's awfully sharp. Gently
and carefully picking up a small knapped piece can be right up there
with carelessly putting your hand in the knife drawer. First people to
discover it were probably amazed and at a, temporary I'm sure, loss
for how to use the marvelous stuff.

Cyli
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