The scraping continues. I’m about 1/3 of the way done. It is arduous, yet rewarding work. The hide is very thin and I accidentally scraped too hard and ended up poking a hole. I am using a pizza wheel, that is bolted to keep its round blade in place. Traditionally a sharp stone would have been used, but my flint-napping skills are lacking.You can see the difference in color from the section I have worked to that which still needs to be manicured. The exposed material is soft and slightly oily to the touch. It’s baffling that this traditional art came to be, given the highly sophisticated process.
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