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Main Discussion Area => Primitive Skills => Topic started by: Lucasade on September 22, 2017, 03:44:40 pm

Title: Cow bone choice?
Post by: Lucasade on September 22, 2017, 03:44:40 pm: I'm getting quite into making things out of bone. I can buy cow bones from my local butcher very cheaply which is good :) Do people have any thoughts about the best particular bone to use? I started on a femur thinking it is the largest bone, and I have got 12 arrowheads and 2 needles from it, but bits of the femur are very thick so I've had to do a lot of rasping to reduce thickness. I am also reading that the tibia and metatarsus/metacarpus may be better. I am now getting confused so any guidance would be appreciated!
Title: Re: Cow bone choice?
Post by: sleek on September 22, 2017, 03:50:36 pm: I know nothing about it but would love to see some pics of your work!
Title: Re: Cow bone choice?
Post by: Lucasade on September 22, 2017, 03:55:39 pm: Pics will be posted when 1) They are finished to a standard I'm happy with (nearly there); 2) I can find a camera in my house that works; 3) I remember where people have said to upload photos to so they appear here!
Title: Re: Cow bone choice?
Post by: Hawkdancer on September 22, 2017, 10:23:18 pm: Plumb forgot bovine anatomy! When the dogs are done chewing, the bone is about ready to work >:D! Try posting via Imgur, it usually works out. Don't worry too much about top quality pieces, we like them anyway! A bit of ribbing may be another issue! We are primitive anyway :KN >:D!
Title: Re: Cow bone choice?
Post by: Pat B on September 23, 2017, 12:05:14 pm: I think the femur probably has the best(strongest) bone for blades, arrow heads and knives. A deer femur makes a pretty cool dagger. I gave one I made to Pappy at the last Classic.
Title: Re: Cow bone choice?
Post by: Lucasade on September 24, 2017, 04:51:28 pm: Thank you all - I'll post pictures of how I get on.
Title: Re: Cow bone choice?
Post by: Stoner on September 25, 2017, 08:14:33 pm: I find this thread humerus............John
Title: Re: Cow bone choice?
Post by: Lucasade on September 29, 2017, 01:29:16 pm: Quote from: Stoner on September 25, 2017, 08:14:33 pm
I find this thread humerus............John

I've spent 3 days trying to think up a bovine anatomy based reply to this, but I'm not up to it )-w(
Title: Re: Cow bone choice?
Post by: sleek on September 29, 2017, 01:40:57 pm: Tickled my funny bone
Title: Re: Cow bone choice?
Post by: Lucasade on September 30, 2017, 09:51:10 am: There ya go!
Title: Re: Cow bone choice?
Post by: Ruddy Darter on October 01, 2017, 03:11:42 am: Staying on topic... "tibea, or not tibea, that is the question:...."
:D

R.D.
Title: Re: Cow bone choice?
Post by: Lucasade on October 01, 2017, 06:33:58 am: ... and you will have to suffer pictures of slings and arrows soon
Title: Re: Cow bone choice?
Post by: sleek on October 01, 2017, 07:56:14 am: Quote from: Ruddy Darter on October 01, 2017, 03:11:42 am
Staying on topic... "tibea, or not tibea, that is the question:...."
:D

R.D.

Well played sir! Bovine-afied funny in the classical sense.
Title: Re: Cow bone choice?
Post by: Stoner on October 04, 2017, 12:08:59 pm: You guys gotta stop horn-ing in on this thread. John
Title: Re: Cow bone choice?
Post by: Stoner on October 08, 2017, 12:14:06 pm: sleek, I think it's pronounced bone-a-fied. John