Smoothing With Sand, Even-ing With Equisetum--Part 2

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Smoothing With Sand, Even-ing With Equisetum--Part 2
by storm


I bet there would have been no complaints about Cavewoman’s fingernails if she would have invented one of these! I slapped a horsetail patch onto a piece of fire-shaped Yellow Cedar (affixed with deer hide glue) and saved my fingers some friction blisters via the easier grip.
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Some excellent sanders and smoothers for light or finishing work. Note that the red-sand sander has been used to shape the ends of a hand drill spindle. Deer hide glue seems to be destined for more delicate work in the realm of primitive sandpaper. Perhaps tree pitch is sturdier.
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There are other fine paleolithic uses for Horsetail, like this Pan Flute. But that’s a subject for another time...
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[go to www.hollowtop.com/Articles/Horsetail_Pan_Flute.htm to see my article on this]
 

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