[TheForge] Cleaning bones for knife handles

[Charles Vincent]

Jerry,

I had already responded with the Dirty Jobs episode.  It was with Skulls Unlimited. I sent a Vimeo link, but it can be found on you tube by searching for the title “Dirty Jobs: Skull Cleaner”

Sent from my iPad

> On Feb 4, 2022, at 12:50 PM, jerry Frost <akfrosty at mtaonline.net> wrote:
> 
> I gave up on finding the correct Dirty Jobs or Mythbusters episodes and
> called one of my bladesmith buddies. He said he flensed the bone then either
> left it under an old bucket in the yard or boiled it with a little Dawn to
> clean out the collagen. Then he epoxy stabilized it like wood, Cactus Juice,
> vacuum chamber and heat cured it. He just Epoxy stabilizes antler.
> 
> Frosty
> 
> -----Original Message-----
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> [mailto:theforge-bounces at mailman.qth.net] On Behalf Of jerry Frost
> Sent: Thursday, February 3, 2022 6:47 AM
> To: 'Blacksmithing List Sponsored by ABANA'
> Subject: Re: [TheForge] Cleaning bones for knife handles
> 
> There is also a skull and skeleton cleaning episode on Mythbusters. I'll
> have to look on Discovery + and check with local bladesmiths.
> 
> I'll get back with what I find.
> 
> Frosty
> 
> 
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