Subject: RE: [baidarka] Paddle making
From: wolfgang brinck (nativewater@yahoo.com)
Date: Wed Oct 06 2004 - 13:04:55 EDT
--- stlowe@hotmail.com wrote:
> I have an impression that mesolithic carpenters relied more on
> abrasion than
> cutting for the finer shaping of things. (While obsidian and flint
> make very
> sharp cutting tools, they're also very brittle, take a fair bit of
> effort
> and skill to shape, and the materials are relatively rare compared
> to stuff
> like sandstone that can be used for grinding).
I've seen crooked knives that used beaver teeth as the blade.
Abrasion works but is awfully slow. Though it was probably used for
finishing. Initial shaping was probably more by splitting of wood to
get close to the final shape, followed by selected carving and
abrasion.
Wolfgang
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