Deer Bone

[massman]

My brother and I both bagged a couple of whitetail deer in Vermont this past week. I am going to cut the legs off both deer and attempt to make pens with the bone. I have read and seen some beautiful pens with deer bone on this site. My plan is to let some of the bone dry in a dehydrator that I use for wet wood sometimes. I also plan on bleaching some but not all of the bone. I guess I'm looking for thoughts and suggestions from anyone that has tried this. If it works out well I might cut off my thumb and make a sierra for my PITH offering!!![:0] I also picked up a nice Moose Antler shed at a yard sale in VT for $2.00

Bernie
www.writingwood.com

 

[ctEaglesc]

For the bones I would would boil then dry.
as far as the Moose antler
"I also picked up a nice Moose Antler shed at a yard sale in VT for $2.00"
Thou Sucketh!

 

[Mark4583]

What kind of finish do you get with bone? Like Antler?

 

[ctEaglesc]

Better, more dense.
Not a finish, the material ploishes more like ivory

 

[Mark4583]

Any Certain Bone you use , Leg bone ect..? and do you add anything to the water when you boil?
Thanks

 

[Rifleman1776]

Keep us informed. The lower leg bone should be the best for pen use, front especially. Very tough stuff. Often called the cannon bone. Someone made one recently and posted.

 

[Skye]

Yeah, and it cracked, didnt it?

 

[Mark4583]

Do you add any thing to the water like bleach or anything to help whiten it?
About this time of year I would normaly have cut up several deer but since Ive had a Titanium Plate, 8 screws in my back and 3 more in my shoulder I havenet hunted in several years, so my friends are going to think im nuts when I ask for front leggs instead of steaks!, lol
Thanks

 

[Skye]

You can bleach them in peroxide after they're prepped.