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We have made tablets from cow scapula and found it worked very well. It is best to use fresh bone that has not been baked (which weakens it). Boil the bone just until you can easily remove the soft tissue bits. Let the bone dry. Use a fine-toothed saw to cut the dry bone. Wear a mask as bone dust is very fine and not very good for you. (If you use modern tools, then it is even more important as the tools throw lots of fine dust quickly into the air.) Shape the bone while wet with a sharp knife. We ues Exacto knives and put the bone piece being worked on iinto water every 10 minutes or so. It is much easier to work wet, and the bone soaks up enough water quickly enough that you don't have to leave it in the water very long. Use a drill to cut the holes. Have fun! Nancy Send private reply to [EMAIL PROTECTED] ----------------------------------------------------------- To stop receiving tabletweaving (not tabletweaving-digest), send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the message: unsubscribe tabletweaving. To stop receiving tabletweaving-digest, see the end of a digest.
