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If you don't have time to hunt, go by one of the numerous mom/pop processing operations and ask for the bigger bones. If you do get a deer there are 6 to 8 potential handles (size dependent). The compost pile will clean and degrease the outside of the bones.....no effort on your part. Just bury deep. The marrow on the inside may be stubborn but you can boil it out if necessary later or cut them in half before composting.
Once clean you'll be able to see just how easy they are to use. __________________ Carl Rechsteiner, Bladesmith Georgia Custom Knifemakers Guild, Charter Member Knifemakers Guild, voting member Registered Master Artist - GA Council for the Arts C Rex Custom Knives Blade Show Table 6-H |
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The compost is great advice, Carl. I'm working on a bone handle right now, and I enlisted my Golden Retriever for help. Gave her the bone (big femur) for a few weeks to clean up. She didn't mind. It's so clean I didn't even have to wash it. She sucked all the marrow out and cleaned off every scrap of tissue. If I get my hands on a deer leg I'll try the compost (my dog would probably eat it). Back in the old country the hunters would bury the deer head in an ant hill to get the skull and antlers clean.
__________________ Chris K. Two Mountains Forge Delta, BC, Canada www.twomountainsforge.com |
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Chris
I've used ants before, they do a great job but don't leave that bacterial motley staining I like. I have experimented with copper, aluminum, iron dust to get "color" influences, but none had much effect during the composting process. Neighbor's badgerdog, used to sneak under the fence and steal mine. They are real diggers, so I wound up staking some chicken wire over the area before covering back up. Made him a little nuts but he finally gave it up. Now the Yotes have moved in the area so I had to go to hardware cloth. Ground red pepper usually works until a heavy rain. Save the big end joints even if they are cut off short. They make good two piece handles and pommels. That smaller knife's handle is the larger tarsal bone that allows the deer to somewhat articulate it's toes for better traction in different terrains. __________________ Carl Rechsteiner, Bladesmith Georgia Custom Knifemakers Guild, Charter Member Knifemakers Guild, voting member Registered Master Artist - GA Council for the Arts C Rex Custom Knives Blade Show Table 6-H Last edited by Crex; 02-18-2023 at 07:45 AM. |
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