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It's the smell of cutting the bone that I think would make me not do it. Just cutting width of the bone nut I bought was very unsatisfying.. ha ha.
How much is one of those bones from the pet store anyway?
I don`t get bones from the pet store because they have an oil in them to protect them from infection to a dog, that same oil will harm the finish on an instrument. The bones you get from a butcher are not treated, I get "marrow bones" which are the best for my uses. I can get a bag of them 5-7 large bones for next to nothing. I`ve learned this from making the mistake of buying a bone from the pet shop.They're not that expensive. Usually in the $5 range, I think.
Cheap is good. I'm willing to put up with stink and effort in pursuit of cheapness.
Brian Parks said:It's the smell of cutting the bone that I think would make me not do it. Just cutting width of the bone nut I bought was very unsatisfying.. ha ha.
How much is one of those bones from the pet store anyway?
I don`t get bones from the pet store because they have an oil in them to protect them from infection to a dog, that same oil will harm the finish on an instrument. The bones you get from a butcher are not treated, I get "marrow bones" which are the best for my uses. I can get a bag of them 5-7 large bones for next to nothing. I`ve learned this from making the mistake of buying a bone from the pet shop.
BT Cohosh said:They're not that expensive. Usually in the $5 range, I think.
Cheap is good. I'm willing to put up with stink and effort in pursuit of cheapness.
Brian Parks said:It's the smell of cutting the bone that I think would make me not do it. Just cutting width of the bone nut I bought was very unsatisfying.. ha ha.
How much is one of those bones from the pet store anyway?
I ruined a good bi-metal bandsaw blade cutting bone for nuts.
My recollection is that I got a beef shinbone at the grocery store, trimmed the bone, and then boiled it, then put the boiled bone in the oven at 350F for an hour or so to get any remaining fat or meat off of it. As I have said elsewhere, I am not concerned about a finely finished instrument, but so far I have not seen any deleterious effects of using bone prepared in this way.
The smell is not pleasant, and it would probably be a good idea to wear a dust mask--I would doubt if bone dust is good to get into your lungs.
Best regards, Willie
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