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Bone carving
bowtarist:
NICE work! What kind of tools do you use? I've carved some bone, usually use a dremal, but tend to get carried away and screw it up in the end. I'd love to make some of those "fish hook" necklaces for my boys. Again, GREAT work! dpg
Primalartz:
My mainstay tool is a jewlers saw which I use a spiral cut scroll saw blade in it. After the shape is cut out I use needle files and carving knifes. Then if I don't want to go the hand tool route I use a foredom rotary tool. All you really need is a vice and a jewlers saw and some files. A good source of bone is pet store dog bones cut from the shank. Trace your design on the bone, cut it out. Then smooth the lines with the files. Finish to about a 400 grit sand paper, and then the best thing to use to get that glass like gloss is a three sided fingernail polisher
Primalartz:
Intricate cutting using jewlers saw
richardzane:
nice work Primalartz!
since you really are great with that saw you might google Seneca Bone Combs.
Actually all our iroquoian/Huron(wendat) people made combs, but it seems the Seneca combs were being made up into the historic times
and more have survived...I've made a few, and they all seem to end up as gifts!
Primalartz:
Thanks, I just checked out the combs that's right up my alley. I'm currently a one arm bandit till my shoulder recovers from surgery. All of my carvings end up as gifts or I trade for materials to keep my hobby going
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