Oh good idea, I hadn't thought about the sepentinite 
I guess I really am playing tomorrow
cheers,
M
I guess I really am playing tomorrow
cheers,
M
Holes in shells
- Thread starter Toddy
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Just a random thought, but a wee drop of strong vinegar or other acid placed on a thin shell might slowly eat its way through - the shells are all calcium carbonate etc which is slightly alkaline. Don't know how long it would take to make a hole though...
If the Oak galls were fresh green ones, then a bone needle and thread would pass through them. If they were old, brown and dry, then there is already one hole partly through them. Cord and resin into the hole could be used to secure them.
If you were using thin walled mussel shells or perhaps cockle shells then a bone punch against a clay support works to an extent. The structure of the shell tends to limit the distance that a fracture will travel. So in my limited experiments I got several holes that weren't particularly round but they were servicable as holes and the fractures hadn't traveled away from the hole to the edge.
If you were using thin walled mussel shells or perhaps cockle shells then a bone punch against a clay support works to an extent. The structure of the shell tends to limit the distance that a fracture will travel. So in my limited experiments I got several holes that weren't particularly round but they were servicable as holes and the fractures hadn't traveled away from the hole to the edge.
