> Hi,
>
> According to David Springette's Bobbin Turning book, the back leg thigh
bone
> of a beef animal, the older the better, is best. He suggests that you buy
> the bone blanks already cleaned and prepared. But he does give
> instructions on how to cook in a pressure cooker and go about preparing
the
> bone. He goes into a lot of detail on turning bone bobbins and different
> kinds of decorations for them. This book is a very good instruction and
> information book on turning all kinds of wood and bone and horn, etc. I
> found that the Dremel lathe is worthless for turning bobbins. Get a
little
> larger lathe such as the one made by the Klein's in Oregon. They also
sell
> (I'm not sure if they make them) the smaller size tools for turning the
> bobbins. It's been a long, long time since I played with trying to turn
> bobbins. I no longer know names or addresses so please don't ask.
>
> Patsy A. Goodman
>
> ----- Original Message ----- >
> > << What sort of bone would one use to make bobbins from? Regular beef
> bones,
> > or maybe lamb since the leg bone is convenient? Would it work on a
dremel
> > lathe?
> > >>
> > ----
> >
> > It seems logical to me that the true world expert on bone bobbins is
David
> > Springett, and he may give source recommendations for the bones in his
> book,
> > "Turning Lace Bobbins". The book is available in the U.S. from Holly
Van
> Sciver
> > at $30, and in the U.K. from Linda Fountain for about 13 pounds.
>
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