So far the only ways that I can flatten out a bone is to cut and the sand the
bone.
I have also found if I use carpet tape, (thin double sided tape) I mount a flat
side of the bone (or bones), onto a solid Alum bar, and then sand the parts
true. So I can get a number of disks all the same thi
You can soften bone by soaking in hydrochloric acid. Also Cola, but I
suspect that the tannins(?) in Cola would discolour the bone.
By soaking the bone in an acid, you are removing the inorganic material
from the bone, and it might sort of de-nature it,
it might not 'work' in the same way?
Legacy W
Thank you Birgitte.
I will save this idea for latter research. Playing around with acid?
My fear is the acid (much like boiling the bone.) Will weaken the bone and
make it un-useable.I have Cola at home, It couldn't hurt to try this idea, I
can see how it effects the bone.
My goal is the b
Curtis,In the great video you made - showing us your various steps - you made mention to be sure to mask up and not breath the "bonedust" - as you touched a pile of it.Have you thought about "recycling" it? Take a big pile of it, fold it into some epoxy, and pack it into a mold. Then when the epo
Hello Mac.
As a matter of fact I have. But instead of re-using my bone dust, I want to buy
bone meal, and mix that with epoxy. It just might give me the look I want with
just 1/2 of the mess. ;-)
Sorta like the crushed pecan shell statues that use to be so popular some 10
yrs ago. (Once glued