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Offline stuckinthemud

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de-greasing bone for inlays
« on: July 09, 2018, 01:01:40 pm »
Hi guys.
I'm prepping a marrow bone for inlay work.  I have stripped it of meat but its quite heavily contaminated by grease.  Any tips on how to de-grease the bone? Currently its soaking in a strong sugar-soap solution.

Thanks, Andrew
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Offline Pat B

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Re: de-greasing bone for inlays
« Reply #1 on: July 09, 2018, 01:04:40 pm »
You may try boiling it in soapy water. I think I'd cut off the pieces I wanted to use and degrease them.
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Offline chamookman

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Re: de-greasing bone for inlays
« Reply #2 on: July 10, 2018, 01:58:31 am »
Acetone will be Your friend -  :OK. Bob
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Offline JEB

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Re: de-greasing bone for inlays
« Reply #3 on: July 10, 2018, 01:58:00 pm »
Cook the bone using Dawn dish soap in the water. Then go to a beauty supply store and buy a bottle of 40%peroxide. Put the bone in a pan, cover with peroxide and set in the hot sun. That will clean it up and make it bright white.
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Offline osage outlaw

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Re: de-greasing bone for inlays
« Reply #4 on: July 10, 2018, 02:32:54 pm »
I would do as Jeb suggested.  You might want to put the peroxide in a plastic container.  Peroxide and steel are a bad combination. 
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Offline jim l.

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Re: de-greasing bone for inlays
« Reply #5 on: October 24, 2018, 06:21:14 am »
You can always try boiling the bone in TSP?
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Offline Stoker

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« Reply #6 on: October 24, 2018, 07:50:16 am »
My taxidermist friend told me washing soda in the boiling water works best.
Thanks Leroy
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