On to the next thing...

Four of these slate ulu
reproductions are heading
to Port au Choix

I finally have the order for Port au Choix out the door and I can move on to the next project.  Before I leave for the field in two weeks, I need to wrap up two orders that I've already started and try to finish a third that I have yet to begin.  Here is one last look at some of the reproductions and original jewellery that will be available this summer at the Heritage Shop in Port au Choix.

The ground slate bayonet in the middle of the photo and three of the lances are also on their way to the Northern Peninsula.

Fibre Optic Cufflinks.  

These four obsidian flake necklaces are the most recent addition to the "Lost Stone Series".

Photo Credits: Tim Rast

Tags and then shipping...

Assorted fibre optic glass, obsidian, and recycled glass jewellery ready to card and then ship to the customer.

 Photo Credit: Tim Rast

Ground Stone Tools

Ground Slate

 I just need one more day to finish up this order and get it shipped.  Unfortunately, I have two days of CPR/First Aid training starting tomorrow morning, so that one day of work probably won't get done until the weekend.  The order is already late, but I was really hoping that I could get it all together and shipped before the start of th First Aid course.  It sucks, but I tried.  I hate missing deadlines, but even worse is there are some cool pieces in the order and I'm not able to take the time to really enjoy them.  Here's a look at the finished Maritime Archaic ground slate lances and a few slate and spruce ulus that are almost ready to be lashed and glued together.

The red slate lances have been oiled.  The grey slate ulus are still dry, but they'll take a nice gloss too once I add a bit of oil to them.  I'd really like to get the lashing and glue on them tonight so that they can dry overnight.

Photo Credits: Tim Rast

Fibre Optic Glass Points

The knapped fibre optic glass pieces are ready for the next stage of assembly.  Some will be wire-wrapped for necklaces and earrings, while others will become cufflinks.

Photo Credit: Tim Rast

Muddy Slate Lances

I'm wet grinding slate right now.  I need some slate lances and ulus for an order heading to Newfoundland's Northern Peninsula.  The two pieces above are half-formed Maritime Archaic reproductions.  One is a flat slat lance (left) and the other is a bayonet (right).  The original tools would have been hafted onto long wood shafts and probably served similar functions to pierce thick layers of marine mammal blubber.  The bayonet is distinguished by it's triangular cross-section.

Photo Credit: Tim Rast

Dear Canada Revenue Agency...

If I use empty Scotch bottles in my business as a raw material for jewellery, can I claim the full bottles as a expense on my taxes?  How about the practice bottles?

 Photo Credit: Tim Rast

Fibre Optic Glass Blanks

I'm working on a jewellery order that includes a lot of fibre optic glass pieces.  The next step is to finish pressure flaking these blanks and then notch them all. 

 Photo Credits: Tim Rast