Thread: Pet store wedges?

I made a set of bone scales out of a beef bone very similar to that. Worked very well. Be prepared that it's going to be very hard stuff, and very stinky. My belt sander worked over time to get them shaped. The antler is also a great idea.

As Harry said, 'stinky' and 'hard' but I'll include 'brittle' that is if this happens to you:

http://straightrazorpalace.com/works...ke-my-leg.html

Also I think that only a Moose's Antler would be able to provide a piece that thick and large. I have a source here locally for Reindeer Antler but I've yet to see about getting any.

Keep us posted about how it goes!

OH! That isn't a knuckle bone! You have some kind of leg bone very similar to the one I had!

I have thought about doing this several times! I have to go to petco later anyways so I think I will see what they have.

Yeah I had to dig around then store and ask a few workers to find the piece I did, because all of the ones that I found had some sort of filling in it and were a bit smaller. I seriously did not want to have to deal with some peanut butter inside the bone on top of everything else hahaha so after some wondering around the employee found the piece I have and right next to it was the moose horn, flat moose horn non the less... After seeing the price of 49.99 there was a small deliberation that lasted seconds being that my wife wasn't present... So I sprung on the horn and went straight to the forum to confirm I had the best pieces and or right pieces for the job prior to chopping them up... Is the cow knuckle a better piece then the femur?

So it sounds like this is a very plausible thing to accomplish, So I very much anticipate seeing the finished product on this bone. I'm not too worried about the smell but my main concern is if my band saw is going to be able to cut though this. I do have 3 different types of blades which I have NO CLUE to which one does what... I'll post pictures to see if any of these will work... If the bandsaw will not work does anyone else have suggestions on how to split this bad boy down the center? Oh yeah I have a dremel but that sounds god awful lol

Band saw should work just fine. Just make sure you try and keep the bone in contact with the table directly below the blade. The irregular shape may cause it to tilt up or down, and if the contact is away from the blade area you may get a catch. Just make sure you take your time, and wear eye protection.

Originally Posted by HARRYWALLY

Band saw should work just fine. Just make sure you try and keep the bone in contact with the table directly below the blade. The irregular shape may cause it to tilt up or down, and if the contact is away from the blade area you may get a catch. Just make sure you take your time, and wear eye protection.

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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 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