Post #378901 by Tamapoutini on Wed, May 7, 2008 8:31 PM

On 2008-05-07 18:15, zita wrote:
hi, i just started to carve on bone, i´m really enjoying it, i just have a few pieces so far but on the last one i had a terrible accident and broke a part of my piece. can anybody tell me what i can do about it?, the thing is that i don´t know what kind of glue or anything to place it back.
please help me!
thanks a bunch.
zita.

Welcome to TC Zita!

I used to do a bit of bone carving and understand just how fragile it can be. The bad news is: a broken/reglued bone carving will never be more than a broken/reglued bone carving.. If you are repairing a particularly loved piece for yourself or a friend its ok, but I wouldnt recommend offering one up for sale. The good news though: because is such a cheap/free material it may not sting so much to chalk it up to experience and get on with the next piece..?

As for glue: I was sent a tube of 'E6000' Industrial Strength Adhesive from the States that I reckon would be just the thing to repair a bone carving. (your user ID doesnt state where you are from, so Im just assuming the US..)

*Are any of your first efforts TIKI enough to show us..? I think you'll find the browsers of these pages pretty encouraging..

Hope this helps.

Tama :)