July 9, 2007 - 7:41pm
A Q-Tip as a lame!
After searching high and low and not being able to find my precious curved lame ANYWHERE, and with many batards needing scoring, I threaded a double-edged razor through a Q-Tip and it worked great! The curve seemed identical to the one my lame provided, and the cuts bloomed beautifully. The only drawback is that a Q-Tip has a much shorter handle than my lame, but in a pinch (or for the penny-pincher), this solution works great.