[TheForge] Cleaning bones for knife handles

[Ron Childers]

The fire ant bed was my first thought but my neighbor's dog got a nice big one and shattered it. These bones have been lying on the ground for a couple months. I might try a fish cooker in the back yard after cutting in half. I head lime would bleach them white

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From: theforge-bounces at mailman.qth.net [mailto:theforge-bounces at mailman.qth.net] On Behalf Of Jeff Wilson
Sent: Wednesday, February 02, 2022 2:05 PM
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Subject: Re: [TheForge] Cleaning bones for knife handles

This may not be the BEST way, it works for us.  We put the bones on the ant hill and wait a bit.
If in a hurry, boil and simmer like making stew.
Your results may vary.

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      N. Offerman

On Wed, Feb 2, 2022, 10:23 Ron Childers <ron at munlaw.net> wrote:

> How is the best way to remove the flesh from beef and deer bones to 
> use for knife handles? Ron