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On Mon, 3 Apr 1995, Mitch Berkson wrote:
> I am endeavoring to make a pitch lap as described by Texereau and using
> tempered pitch from Willmann-Bell (made of rosin, beeswax and pitch -
> advertised as ideal for the beginner).
>
> I have poured 3/4" strips and removed them from the mold (in many pieces,
> but there should be enough to make enough squares for my tool). I am
> having some trouble cutting the strips into squares using a hot knife.
> I put the knife in boiling water and it seems pretty hot but it's not hot
> enough to make even one cut, much less the five the Texereau describes.
>
> Should the knife be even hotter? Is there a different technique I should
> use? Thanks for any help.
>
> Mitch
>