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Offline sadiejane

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carving bone
« on: January 12, 2012, 01:38:56 pm »
something to do whilst sitting out back by the fire on a chilly jan mornin


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Offline cracker

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Re: carving bone
« Reply #1 on: January 12, 2012, 04:30:59 pm »
Is the second one saw cut?
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Offline Lee Slikkers

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Re: carving bone
« Reply #2 on: January 12, 2012, 05:27:09 pm »
Those are great...I have about 25 or deer legs waiting for me to skin them out (want to tan the hock hide with dew and hooves attached) extract the sinew and toe bones and then utilize the bone for blade handles, bone points and stuff like you just shared.  What do you use to cut and carve on the bone?
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Offline sadiejane

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Re: carving bone
« Reply #3 on: January 12, 2012, 08:51:44 pm »
Quote from: cracker on January 12, 2012, 04:30:59 pm
Is the second one saw cut?

cut em both out with the little saw blade on the leatherman
started with some stone tools but got really frustrated really quickly...
so out came the modern tools
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Offline Lee Slikkers

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Re: carving bone
« Reply #4 on: January 12, 2012, 11:34:11 pm »
LOL, I don't blame ya on moving on to the modern steel.

I mentioned I have all those deer legs, after skinning them what is the preferred method for cleaning them up and removing the marrow without making the bone brittle? 
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Offline mullet

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Re: carving bone
« Reply #5 on: January 12, 2012, 11:51:32 pm »
 Those are nice, Sadiejane. I haven't done that in years. I was just looking at the Fordem this afternoon thinking it was time to break it out.
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Offline bareshaft12

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Re: carving bone
« Reply #6 on: January 13, 2012, 12:31:16 am »
awesome work sadiejane, you ever use antler?
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Offline cracker

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Re: carving bone
« Reply #7 on: January 13, 2012, 10:52:39 am »
Quote from: Lee Slikkers on January 12, 2012, 11:34:11 pm
LOL, I don't blame ya on moving on to the modern steel.

I mentioned I have all those deer legs, after skinning them what is the preferred method for cleaning them up and removing the marrow without making the bone brittle?
I throw em in a fire and bed and let the ants take care of cleaning and marrow removal. Just be sure to put a bucket over it and weight it down real good so Fido can't get at it. Ron
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Offline Lee Slikkers

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Re: carving bone
« Reply #8 on: January 13, 2012, 12:14:20 pm »
Thanks Cracker but I'm up here in Winter Wonderland (MI) and I doubt I'll see any ants for quite some time...kinda looking for a way to do it so I can use them sooner than Spring or Summer.
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Offline sadiejane

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Re: carving bone
« Reply #9 on: January 13, 2012, 01:29:59 pm »
lee-i typically just bury em till im ready to use em. same thing that cracker stated, put rocks or something over em so nothing digs em up.
reckon if yr ground is frozen by now that would be a more difficult task and not fast anyhows.
boiling has a degrading effect on bone, so i dont recommend that.
seems i read somewheres else on this site regarding how to process bones but derned if i can find it or recall where now...
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Offline madcrow

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Re: carving bone
« Reply #10 on: January 21, 2012, 11:00:11 pm »
I usually cut one end off and boil them to get rid of the meat and marrow.  I have a beer keg with the top cut out and handles on the sides for a pot.  I can get 50 in at a time.  I have not had a problem with deer leg bones being brittle.  Wild bore and domestic hog are a different story.  I have also put them in a five gallon bucket full of water in warmer weather and let nature take its course.  Usually a couple of weeks and they are cleaned and ready to rinse.  I also tried making a rack from heavy wire and putting it in the oven on a cookie sheet.  The bones go on the wires vertical. Turn the oven on a low temp and the marrow runs out in the cookie sheet.   
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« Reply #11 on: January 22, 2012, 01:04:53 am »
Those are really beautiful, I especially like the one on top.
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