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Permalink Reply by The Phrygian Kid on September 11, 2012 at 4:31pm

nope, just cut em up into blanks on the bandsaw then clean up on a belt or disc sander.

try not to breathe the dust.

i dont even cook em at all i just get bones that have been tossed to a dog some time ago, anyone with a dog will have a few in their backyard

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Permalink Reply by wormil on September 11, 2012 at 4:54pm

I'll give that a try. I don't have a bandsaw though, will have to use a tablesaw.

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Permalink Reply by The Phrygian Kid on September 11, 2012 at 6:51pm

Be very careful !

Maybe consider some kinda sled/sliding jig to keep fingers safe

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Permalink Reply by Michael Cuell on September 11, 2012 at 5:26pm

I saw some hollow beef bones at the pet store the other day. Not the flavoured kind, just plain bone. Those could probably work as well.

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Permalink Reply by Order99 on September 11, 2012 at 7:27pm

I use those hollow beef bones all the time as well-already cleaned and hollowed out from the store for $2.00. I have yet to finish using the entire bone and it's been nearly a year now.

BTW Wormil, I don't have a bandsaw either, and the idea of getting my fingers within severing distance of my tablesaw gives me screaming fits. I just place the bone in a vise, don my dust mask and use a Dremel rotary tool to slice out strips, then go to town with a dual-sided metal rasp and finish with 120 grit sandpaper-it isn't a quick process but I end up getting what I need ...

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Permalink Reply by wormil on September 11, 2012 at 7:48pm

Dremel sounds like a good plan.

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Permalink Reply by colin mcgrath on September 12, 2012 at 5:36am

I use those with success, the larger cutoff wheel is good. Beware the smell, a g/f:wife might bitch.

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Permalink Reply by Randy S. Bretz on September 12, 2012 at 12:08am

Did someone say bones

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Permalink Reply by jabes on September 12, 2012 at 6:21am

what's with the bag of 'bone dust' ......?

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Permalink Reply by Randy S. Bretz on September 12, 2012 at 4:43pm

I use it as a filler when i do my bone inlay

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Permalink Reply by jabes on September 12, 2012 at 7:58pm

ok.. i just found if the bone is 'Fresh' it cuts easily with a hacksaw , the idea of using any kind of power saw make me shudder.

btw do you mix the dust with pva or something?

thanks for the tips ..J

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Permalink Reply by Suspect Device on September 12, 2012 at 10:43am

Awesome "bags a bones" there, Randy!

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