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Unlike silver, which softens by heating and quenching in water, brass will get harder after reaching annealing temperatures if immediately quenched in cold water. The above statement might be a bit misleading to some. If I may: Annealing a non-ferrous material is accomplished by heating to somewher...

Be glad to get rid of them. I don't like 'em around much and nothing seems able to catch them that I've noticed. A 12 guage would catch them just fine I expect. Looks like a great set up Larry. Good luck with it. k How about a bow and arrow. Hunting season is only 6 weeks long and it's over now. Pl...

BillG wrote:Dave - Sorry but I don't have samples as I don't have a web site to host them.


BillG

Easily solved Bill. Here's a free hosting site I've used for some time. The price is right and I've found it very useful:

http://imageshack.us/

Cheers, Kevin

Lorenzo wrote:Be glad to get rid of them. I don't like 'em around much and nothing seems able to catch them that I've noticed.

A 12 guage would catch them just fine I expect. Looks like a great set up Larry. Good luck with it. k

What's the giveaway? Besides what's already been mentioned...just quality issues. The turnings, while of similar layout are no where near his standard. Kirk also does very nice details on his metal work. The inscribed lines aren't even close. Additionally, the radius' on the tubing bends are wrong ...

That is why I use the shellac flakes, I can fill the cup up with the stuff, heat the key over a flame and drop the pad into the goo, then fit it on the flute while it is still soft. It hardens in about a minute. Hey Jon, Here's a twist on the pad floating method. I melt a bit of shellac onto the cu...

uillmann wrote:And does burning all of it celebrate the beauty of this majestic creature?

Actually yes, I think that would be appropriate. If it were me, I'd rather you put me to the fire than turn my bones into a pool que...or a set or pipes.

Kevin

I just read about half of the Humane Society document Bill provided...very sobering and depressing. I had to stop and take a break. Of particular interest is the CITES experiment in 1999 allowing the one time export of ivory from Botswana, Namibia, and Zimbabwe to Japan, the purpose of which was to ...

How would you go about skipping it? You mean just don't bother and hope no one notices? k

Tricky business. I can't imagine why anyone would be interested in using it. k

Technically David Lim is right, CITES doesn't _directly_ cover re-working... Thanks for clarifying that David and Bill. I think there is a specific prohibition on reworking newly made craft items e.g., from the Inuit...or am I confused? In any case that wouldn't technically apply to antique stuff. ...

You guys are killing me. First off, reworking or altering ivory artifacts is against CITES conventions. Secondly, if you do said reworking and put together a set of pipes with it you'll not be able to transport it legally across borders nor would you be able to sell it. You need CITES certification ...

This thread is a bit stale but I found some pics of my setup, such as it is. Not much to it really but the results are excellent. I'll let the photos do the rest. Just click on the thumbnail if you want to see a larger image. Basic set up for cutting keyway: http://img65.imageshack.us/img65/835/rout...

My method has some similarities. I mount the chanter or reg between centers on my wood lathe, the blocks centered uppermost and the spindle locked. I have a fixture that I mount to the bedways that's basically a U shaped box with rails along the top edge. These rails are aligned parallel to the body...

Here's wishing you a white trash Christmas courtesy of my evil mentor...and me too:

http://www.toonedin.com/movies/WhiteTrashXmas.html

Yours in Political Incorrectness,

Kevin