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Thank you so much for the explanation! But isn't it a bit risky to "pin" the rod directly on the tortoise? One could easily crack the shell if the rod expands slightly too much, or even with a stray...

I meant the rods that attach the tortoise and the ivory to the brass plates...well mostly for the tortoise, how come it didn't fall off the brass plate?

It came out beautiful IMO! I've always been curious about the process of attaching the nickel silver rods to the brass panels, been wanting to make my own custom made MOP over brass panels but I have...