Feeling better.
Had to make some sacrifices to my schedule, but I got everything in. Almost all of it on time too. Phew. Glad to be back on my feet and anti-anxiety drugs, as the lack thereof just had me FUBAR for nearly a week there...anyway, my workload isn't getting any lighter. Astronomy problems, spanish vocabulary/compositions/video-comprehension, history
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Yeah, controlling for grain will be difficult...I think my professor has got some pretty good scrap lumber and flint that can be cut into a uniform tile shape.
Surface prep: will make everything pretty clean all around. We've got the tools (although not to a mirror finish of course)
Application method is consistent: heat the glue and use a dipstick.
Other things just need to be controlled with the material: identical source wood (stock lumber), bone (sectioned bovine limb), stone (flint from one deposit), etc.
It's true that tension is DEFINITELY not the best model for prehistoric use, but it's the one that can be applied in the most consistent manner, which is what we're looking for.
Water exposure is a factor for some of these adhesives, while others are only alcohol-soluble. Guess which one has more evidence in the record?
Thanks! - BCS
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