Andi Fasimpaur on fri 29 mar 02
At 08:29 PM 3/28/02 -0600, you wrote:
>Linda -
>If you had been at NCECA, you could have purchased a set of modeling tools
>made from water buffalo horn. I expect those would be ideal for burnishing
>in tight places. I bought mine from a vendor who brings the tools from
>China, but it seems to me that some of the regular clay suppliers were
>carrying them. Call around and you might find some.
>Good luck -
>- Vince
Vince, (and everyone)
I bought a set of those tools at the conference and ordered a couple of tools
which they had in their catalogue but not with them... the tools I ordered
arrived within a week and were excellent... for those who weren't at NCECA
or who might want to check them out, their website / online store is at
http://www.chineseclayart.com/store/index.html
Having demonstrated stoneage pottery techniques, I have a rather large
collection of tools made from shaped and polished antler, horn and
bone, not to mention wood, porcupine quills, etc... I love my bone tools,
guard them as though they were priceless treasures, and really wouldn't
know what to do without them...
For those interested in acquiring bone tools, I strongly recommend visits
to frontier events where you can find bone needles, and visits to antique
stores where you can find bone knitting and crochet needles. This should
give you a place from which you can build a larger collection... the bone
can be polished by sanding lightly with fine sandpaper to remove any
nicks and burrs, and then wet sanding with the finest grit sandpaper you
can find... this also seems to work to remove the "splinters" from horn
tools.
Good luck and best wishes,
Andi.
Dave Gayman on sat 30 mar 02
Also, Dick Blick has bone folders and a
scorer: http://www.dickblick.com/zz129/64/products.asp?param=0&ig_id=853
At 10:15 AM 3/29/2002 -0500, you wrote:
>Having demonstrated stoneage pottery techniques, I have a rather large
>collection of tools made from shaped and polished antler, horn and
>bone, not to mention wood, porcupine quills, etc...
>For those interested in acquiring bone tools, I strongly recommend visits
>to frontier events where you can find bone needles, and visits to antique
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