Artificial Ivory Gallery
Raw Materials
Future set of projecting mounts. |
Set of mounts with holes & threads.  |
Future set of ring caps |
Set of ring caps with holes & threads. |
Full set of art. ivory, including pipe chanter sole. |
Full set with holes, clearly showing threads. |
The progress of a projecting mount from raw rod to finished product. First, the
rod is cut into slabs. Then on each piece a hole is made, threaded, and the end
"faced off" so the plane formed by the face is perfectly perpendicular
to the axis of the thread. This must be done at the same time as the thread
(i.e. before the slab is removed from whatever it is held with.) The facing
means the end of the mount will perfectly butt up against the wood to which it
will be attached. Then the threaded, faced slab is put on a "pin" to
make the rough shape. Lastly, the nearly finished projecting mount is fitted to
the wood, cut to length, and the final shape is made, then polished.
The progress of a pipe chanter sole from slab to finished product. Into the slab a hole is
drilled and threaded. The end is then "faced off" so the plane formed by the face is perfectly perpendicular
to the axis of the thread. This must be done at the same time as the thread
(i.e. before the slab is removed from whatever it is held with.) The facing
means the end of the sole will perfectly butt up against the wood to which it
will be attached. Then the threaded, faced slab is put on a "pin" to
make the rough shape. Lastly, the nearly finished sole is fitted to
the pipe chanter, cut to length, and the final shape is made, then polished.