Thread: Pet store wedges?

Originally Posted by Dafonz6987

Is the cow knuckle a better piece then the femur?

A 'knuckle' is a solid piece and very short/small, the femur is semi hollow and much longer/larger.

I have no experience with using a knuckle but they may be useful for wedges while the femur will be useful for scales.

I hope this is of some use for you.

Originally Posted by Oustoura

Im gonna try to find some from a nearest pretty store for make some scales. Tell it's more when you start to work on it.

Btw nice jean try to turn your pics 90 degrees next time :P

Classic taking pics with the cell, right side up. You need to turn your phone on its side and take the pics. Then they'll load with the proper orientation. I also learned this on SRP, ha.

Originally Posted by HARRYWALLY

Classic taking pics with the cell, right side up. You need to turn your phone on its side and take the pics. Then they'll load with the proper orientation. I also learned this on SRP, ha.

Darth Vader was right! These are Technological Terrors!!!

Sorry cant get you any bone from work.

Originally Posted by pathology101

Sorry cant get you any bone from work.

Now that would make for a story!

For cutting bone and antler I use a fine tooth band saw blade.
Eye protection is a must. A dust mask is a good idea too. Long sleeves (like a flannel shirt), jeans, and a leather apron are nice to have on.
And vapor rub under your nose to combat the smell.

Originally Posted by cudarunner

A 'knuckle' is a solid piece and very short/small, the femur is semi hollow and much longer/larger.

I have no experience with using a knuckle but they may be useful for wedges while the femur will be useful for scales.

I hope this is of some use for you.

It does help... I think I should have gotten the knuckle or the another piece because I literally had nothing be flat on what I bought

Originally Posted by pathology101

Sorry cant get you any bone from work.

Originally Posted by Haroldg48

Now that would make for a story!

Right? I dunno if u have me mixed up with someone else but I'm a stay at home dad, all the work I do is take care of 3 kids and work on razors in the morning before they wake up and at night when they are in bed...

wait... I think ur on to something! Maybe if I murder the wife and use the bone from that but I think that would be illegal in some state lol jk not trying to be an ass just making a joke... As my wife glares at me from across the room almost as if she knows I'm talking about her

Here is the final product, I used the bigger blade because I used it the least and if it got damaged I wouldn't weap for too long... But I did sucessfully get some usable wedge pieces out of it, the real area for concern is if I had cut these pieces the right way to attain the maximum amount of flat pieces, used a different piece or the if the knuckle would have been the best route...

so the question remains is it worth 20 minutes of work, the $7, and bone dust covering 80% of my work bench, Oh yeah and a new 80 grit belt? I think I'll let everyone decide...

Here in the pictures I have the pieces that came from that giant bone... These were the only places that could be sanded down flat (with the way I cut it)... One pic show all pieces and also shows the longest piece I got out of it... The second picture shows what I was experiencing... As u can see I was easily was able to sand down what was the inside of the bone, then I was left with the outside that always had some kind of curve to it... So I would sand that down, and the sides until they matched thickness, as shown in the third pic... I was trying to figure out if the tapered sides should of been what I used for the wedge end... But I thought that it was too steep of a angle to use as a wedge... Lastly in the third picture I have side comparison, I know the thin side of the long piece probably cannot end up being used as a wedge but the rest of that piece is fair game...actually looking at that smaller piece again it looks like it may be too thin too

Conclusion: I think that since I didn't show how I cut the bone it is probably hard to know if I cut it in the most efficient way... All in all I think that one of the many smarter people on this forum go to ththe petstore and Let me know if i did alright...