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Main Boards => Hunting Knives and Crafters => Topic started by: mater on July 22, 2009, 09:44:00 PM

Title: bone prep
Post by: mater on July 22, 2009, 09:44:00 PM

Does anybody got any idea what to do to raw cow bone to get it ready to use as a handle scale?
     thanks mater

Title: Re: bone prep
Post by: LAR43 on July 23, 2009, 02:41:00 AM

Make sure it's dry then seal it with a few coats of superglue. Light sand between coats & flow the final coat on. Make sure it's dry between coats.

Larry

Title: Re: bone prep
Post by: Bobby Urban on July 23, 2009, 07:39:00 AM

(http://i257.photobucket.com/albums/hh205/bushbow/Knives4.jpg)
The 3rd one down is a sun bleached buffalo femur picked up by a friend while trout fishing in Montana.  I filled the voids with 2 part epoxy mixed with ground white pepper(for color match).  Finished with a water based wood floor sealer.  No idea how long it will hold up because I just got these finished up this week but it feels very solid?
Bob Urban