2007-09-17 - 8:52 a.m. There is, as someone's fictional grandma might say, a lid for every pot. (Note: this is not a drug reference.) Last week, I reported learning the Masonic handshake. This week, the stunning trade secret I learned--from a Freddy's patron, no less--is that bowmakers use mastodon tusk for the tips of bows, now that ivory from elephants is illegal (and Ivory soap doesn't work). I find this mystifying and romantic, and seemingly a tall tale, but it's true. thoughts? (13 comments so far) previous - next blog archive contact