Book 17. (7 results) Savages of Gor (Context Quote)
| Chapter # | Sentence # | Quote |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1024 | After drying the shafts are rubbed with grease and straightened over the heat of a fire. |
| 1 | 1025 | Detailed trimming and shaping is accomplished with a small knife. |
| 1 | 1026 | A rubbing with sandstone supplies a smooth finish. |
| 1 | 1027 | The head, of metal, or of bone or stone, with sinew or rawhide, and also sometimes with metal trade rivets, is then mounted on the lance. |
| 1 | 1028 | Lastly, grips, and loops, and decorations, if desired, are added. |
| 1 | 1029 | The sinew and rawhide, before being bound on the lance, are soaked with hot water. |
| 1 | 1030 | The heated water releases a natural glue in these substances, and the water itself, of course, produces a natural shrinking and contraction in drying. |
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After drying the shafts are rubbed with grease and straightened over the heat of a fire.
Detailed trimming and shaping is accomplished with a small knife.
A rubbing with sandstone supplies a smooth finish.
The head, of metal, or of bone or stone, with sinew or rawhide, and also sometimes with metal trade rivets, is then mounted on the lance.
Lastly, grips, and loops, and decorations, if desired, are added.
The sinew and rawhide, before being bound on the lance, are soaked with hot water.
The heated water releases a natural glue in these substances, and the water itself, of course, produces a natural shrinking and contraction in drying.
- (Savages of Gor, Chapter )