On Tue, 29 Nov 2005 01:02:01 -0600, Don Foreman
wrote:

On Mon, 28 Nov 2005 18:10:38 GMT, "Leo Lichtman"
wrote:


"Gerald Miller" wrote: In a pinch, freshly broken glass can provide a
cutting edge. Grandfather used to use a piece of glass to finish wooden
handles, also to remove the glaze and improve the grip after much use.
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
I can see how a broken glass edge might make an excellent scraper, but for
surgery, I doubt it.

Believe it. The trick is in getting a edge rather than a shear
break. Whacking a pane on a rock as if to slice the rock with the
pane can result in sharp shards. This is best done holding the
pane in cloth because smaller shards will fly. The cloth also
makes the process quiet if that matters.



Yall may find this of interest..some of us survivalists tend to delve
into the estoteric....

http://www.geocities.com/knappersanonymous/bottle.html
http://cavemanchemistry.com/cavebook/chstone3.html


Btw..the second link has other interesting things on it..recommended

Gunner, who never could flake worth a damn using deer antler..


"Pax Americana is a philosophy. Hardly an empire.
Making sure other people play nice and dont kill each other (and us)
off in job lots is hardly empire building, particularly when you give
them self determination under "play nice" rules.

Think of it as having your older brother knock the **** out of you
for torturing the cat." Gunner