How do you prepare bone for lutherie? (Full Version)

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babalu -> How do you prepare bone for lutherie? (May 10 2009 13:54:03) What's the procedure for preparing bone for use in guitars/instruments?

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jstelzer -> RE: How do you prepare bone for lutherie? (May 10 2009 17:43:11) Funny thing .. this morning I was looking at some elk bone that I had picked up in the field last hunting season .. said to self; self, time to cut this up and see if it's any good. Found this info a couple of years ago. http://www.bearmeadow.com/build/materials/html/bone-clean.html There are some people that temper the bone with heat to increase the hardness .. if my memory is correct (most often not), it is approximately 200 F. for 1 - 2 hours. Make friends with an elk hunter -or- better yet, go elk hunting. Jim

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r0bbie -> RE: How do you prepare bone for lutherie? (May 12 2009 13:27:30) Hi, I dont know how to prepare a bone for use in instruments but I wanted to thank jstelzer for the link. Two years ago a luther gave me a bone that has all the fat still in it, he said I could use this just as well. Now I think I will get another one, just to be sure. Thanks Jim. Rob.

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