Bone Carving Q+A - Tiki Carving

P pdrake Tiki Socialite las vegas Joined: Jan 13, 2006 Posts: 1771	P pdrake Posted posted on Sun, Feb 25, 2007 2:18 PM pick up a good sized bone from a pet store. i got a nice beef bone, femer i think, from petsmart. it was bleached and sterilized and only about 6 bucks. it's amazing what can come out of it. get some drum bits from smokey mnt wood carvers and good sanding material. get some grits that go up to 2000 if you can. sanders: http://www.woodcarvers.com/drumsander.htm paper: http://www.woodcarvers.com/swisssand.htm use low speed. i have a foot pedal to control my speed on my flex shaft machine. get a cartridge type respirator. the dust may be bad, don't know for sure, but the smell is pretty rank and these help. get a magnifying headpiece. well, there's my advice.

pick up a good sized bone from a pet store. i got a nice beef bone, femer i think, from petsmart. it was bleached and sterilized and only about 6 bucks. it's amazing what can come out of it. get some drum bits from smokey mnt wood carvers and good sanding material. get some grits that go up to 2000 if you can.

sanders:

http://www.woodcarvers.com/drumsander.htm

paper:

http://www.woodcarvers.com/swisssand.htm

use low speed. i have a foot pedal to control my speed on my flex shaft machine.

get a cartridge type respirator. the dust may be bad, don't know for sure, but the smell is pretty rank and these help.

get a magnifying headpiece.

well, there's my advice.

Post #288089 by pdrake on Sun, Feb 25, 2007 2:18 PM