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Interior shots of Kay's Curling stone factory, cutting core of granite into ailserts (running edge inserts for curling stones)
MV 000023
Description Interior shots of Kay's Curling stone factory, cutting core of granite into ailserts (running edge inserts for curling stones)
Date 30/1/2013
Collection Records of the Royal Commission on the Ancient and Historical Monuments of Scotland (RCAHMS), Edinbu
Catalogue Number MV 000023
Category Digital Files (Non-image)
Scope and Content Interior. Main Workshop. Landis Saw for cutting ailsert (running edge which comes into contact with the ice) from Vertical Corer no.2 cores into 1inch/25mm disks (inserted into 'pocket' cut into curling stone). Each disk takes 2-3 minutes to cut. Made of blue hone, finer grained granite which is more resilient to frost damage. Sound: sound Colour: colour Running Time: 0.12 mins
External Reference vimeo74922187
Permalink http://canmore.org.uk/collection/1343704
File Format (MP4) MPEG-4 Part 14 file format
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