Thread: Not to sound stupid but...

We dont bury ours. The skeletons are anywhere from 10 years old and newer. I might have to play around with them.

Here's the thread in question:

http://straightrazorpalace.com/custo...bone-town.html

I think you need to soak the bone in water for a period of time, depending on how old it is, to suck out any oils and fats that may have been retained. I know you have to do this with green bone, cant say about 10 year old bone. I was looking up info on bone preservation a while ago and that water thing stuck with me. Just google it, you'll find alot of info.

I go to the local pet store and buy dog chew bones. They have been boiled bleached and dried AND the marrow has been cored out so you can see if you have enough flat straight and long enough material and to make scales out of. Most of the bones are roughly 3 sided. a good bone will yeild 3 slats but you should get at least 2. You will have to pick through the pile to find good ones. Sometimes the bone has been filled with a waxy gooy flavored dog treat stuff. Just dig it out. WEAR A GOOD RESPIRATOR WHILE SAWING, SANDING AND BUFFING BONE

Bob

Wow, there's forward thinking. Sure, just need to 'cure' the bone first.