Re: Bone turning 101.

2021-01-02 Thread 'Curt George' via Legacy Ornamental Mills
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

Re: Bone turning 101.

2021-01-02 Thread Brigitte Graham
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

Re: Bone turning 101.

2021-01-02 Thread 'Curt George' via Legacy Ornamental Mills
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

Re: Bone turning 101.

2021-01-02 Thread M.W.Foscue
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

Re: Bone turning 101.

2021-01-02 Thread 'Curt George' via Legacy Ornamental Mills
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