tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5086026991280831425.post7442919613067017034..comments2024-03-18T11:38:13.384-02:30Comments on Elfshot: Harpoon Foreshafts and Gelatin SealsTimhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11473674521424237610noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5086026991280831425.post-36072966373291516952009-11-06T16:31:44.878-03:302009-11-06T16:31:44.878-03:30Another thought is chunks of sponge, although they...Another thought is chunks of sponge, although they're not often found at a bridal shower. At least, not at any I've ever attended.....Vickynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5086026991280831425.post-82111672621306519482009-11-06T16:14:21.666-03:302009-11-06T16:14:21.666-03:30That's a good idea, Vicky. If the sinew didn&...That's a good idea, Vicky. If the sinew didn't work I was thinking about using those plastic mesh bags that fruit comes in, but tulle is a better idea.<br /><br />I have to admit that there's kind of a Frankenstein's monster appeal to me in creating the model entirely out of rendered animal parts. However, the tulle could play with the jello salad angle in a Tim Burton kind of way. I like the idea of creating a ballistic dummy using only items you can find at a bridal shower.Timhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11473674521424237610noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5086026991280831425.post-57583033416330072432009-11-06T15:31:13.344-03:302009-11-06T15:31:13.344-03:30What about using some tulle or some other mesh fab...What about using some tulle or some other mesh fabric , swirled around in the gel? You could even do a layer of gel, a couple of layers of fabric, another of gel, more fabric, etc. Just to add some "grip" to the gel.Vickynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5086026991280831425.post-14909456062138561562009-11-06T12:26:43.893-03:302009-11-06T12:26:43.893-03:30Yeah, the toggling should happen in the fat layer,...Yeah, the toggling should happen in the fat layer, but so far I've been working on the consistency of the gel, so I haven't made a thick enough block for everything to happen inside the gel. The gel block wasn't thick enough for the harpoon head to pass all the way through and for the barbs to catch and detach the harpoon head from the foreshaft, so I needed a void space on the other side.<br /><br />Right now I'm thinking of using clear 2 litre pop bottles with the ends cut off. The bottom half would be filled with dense "meat" gelatin and on top of that there would be the looser "fat" gelatin layer. The whole thing would be capped with rawhide skin. The fat layer needs to be able to smoosh around a bit and the clear plastic bottle would allow that and still let us see whats going on inside.<br /><br />For the meat layer, I'm thinking of suspending a latice of sinew strands so that the barbs have something to catch on when the line is pulled. I'm finding the ballistic gel to be good for creating resistance on the trip in, but its not gristly enough to catch the barbs on the way out. I could just use a porkchop or something, but I'd really like the medium to be translucent so we can see how the parts are working inside.Timhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11473674521424237610noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5086026991280831425.post-56294364663661912732009-11-06T11:34:06.301-03:302009-11-06T11:34:06.301-03:30"Stabbing rawhide and gel with a Dorset harpo..."Stabbing rawhide and gel with a Dorset harpoon. The glass is there to give the harpoon head room to toggle, but it didn't happen".<br /><br />I always thought the toggling would have occurred after you stuck the animal and only once you pulled on the line? I susect you'll need a seal-sized body to stab and yank on to see any toggling.<br /><br />In any event, I really like your reasoning about foreshaft lengths. This is something i've never considered from looking at these items from a strictly archaeological context.John Erwinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11557136521355806134noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5086026991280831425.post-20875137686461276072009-11-04T11:46:17.105-03:302009-11-04T11:46:17.105-03:30Sounds like the sort of experiment that needs writ...Sounds like the sort of experiment that needs writing up and publishing somewhere.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15591496448157097079noreply@blogger.com