Antler

From: Peter Maitland Hood <*petermaitlandhood<-a*> Date: Wednesday, January 26, 2005 · petermaitlandhood<-a

Mark Vine <vpackthread [at] aol__com> writes

>A conservator without access to the Internet has asked for advice on
>what might be suitable for filling a gaping hole in an antler.

You could just cut and turn a simple honest elegant plug made from
another antler, set in glue made from the same or the hide, if
necessary. If a filler is needed you could use the chips and sawdust
from modelling the plug? Why introduce alien material?

Peter Maitland Hood
Mercia House
51 The Green
Banbury
Oxford OX16 9AB
UK
+44 1539 623662 (phone/fax)

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