Pyrate,  As always I loved your story.  Now the question, what is this
"sculpting mud" of which you speak?  We do some gravestone repair and
sometimes there are some small pieces missing and it would be good if we
could find something to fill in the missing bits.  In the old days some of
the oldtimers just used mortar but that doesn't work very well or look very
good.  Would this stuff stand it in our Vermont winters?  It would be great
if we could get something that the missing words could be carved into.
More info please,  Ruth




At 4:19 PM -0500 3/16/03, [log in to unmask] wrote:
>Fallen angel  (from a stonemasons journal)

>The break at the torso is clean. We will have to scaffold 20 ft raise and dry
>fit the torso pieces in situ . If that is good we can go ahead and reset with
>pins, putty and sculpting mud for any patches or missing feature  elements.
>
>The wings I explain will have to go to workshop; to anchor what we have
>together, then refit and resculpt as necessary back on site .
>We then discuss money; which is always interesting; as different people chew
>their steak in different ways.
> This distinguished gentleman ; a decon of the little church; brizzled and
>grizzled in his flat top transfered his  bacca (chewing tobacco) from left to
>right cheek ; studied me to blink ; then thought honestly and expectorated  a
>warm brown  stream  of bacca  sideways  into the cut of the  lawn before
>answering with  the affirmative ..
>"Why then Go ahead son"
>Little Mary as if on que ; takes out a scoobie doo band aid and places it on
>the angel
>head we laugh and the contract is signed with a handshake.
>Pyrate
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