I love rings and I love to make them with bone, because it is strong and very durable. For this instructable I will show you how I made my new bone ring, with simple tools and materials.
With a leftover piece I also made a pendant that you can see in this instructable: Triquetra Pendant
The close-up pictures were taken with a Pentax K10 D and a Tamron AF 90mm f/2.8 SP Di macro lens.
The other pictures, with a Pentax SMC-FA 50mm f/1.4.
With a leftover piece I also made a pendant that you can see in this instructable: Triquetra Pendant
The close-up pictures were taken with a Pentax K10 D and a Tamron AF 90mm f/2.8 SP Di macro lens.
The other pictures, with a Pentax SMC-FA 50mm f/1.4.
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Just one: a Bone! Beef bones are the bigger and the most suitable ones.
In Italy, especially in my region, we prepare a very good sauce with bone marrow. It is called pevarà (sometimes pearà) and it is made of bread, bone marrow, beef broth, butter and a lot of pepper. In fact its name literally means peppered. So that is why I have those big bones lying around.
Cleaning
An important point is the cleaning of the bone. After the cooking the sponge-like part of the bone is full of red bone marrow and that is not good if you want to work with the bone. The best way to clean it is to put it in the dishwasher!
I was surprised, when I first tried this trick, how good it worked. It perfectly cleans every part of the bone and exposes the sponge-like part.
I put also some close-up pictures of the sponge-like part because it is too cool. Our bones have this kind of structure near the ends to make them light but strong.
Oh yeah... And some Brown India Ink.
In Italy, especially in my region, we prepare a very good sauce with bone marrow. It is called pevarà (sometimes pearà) and it is made of bread, bone marrow, beef broth, butter and a lot of pepper. In fact its name literally means peppered. So that is why I have those big bones lying around.
Cleaning
An important point is the cleaning of the bone. After the cooking the sponge-like part of the bone is full of red bone marrow and that is not good if you want to work with the bone. The best way to clean it is to put it in the dishwasher!
I was surprised, when I first tried this trick, how good it worked. It perfectly cleans every part of the bone and exposes the sponge-like part.
I put also some close-up pictures of the sponge-like part because it is too cool. Our bones have this kind of structure near the ends to make them light but strong.
Oh yeah... And some Brown India Ink.
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I tried this last night but I ended up breaking it in half. I think because its a combination of the file that I was using and my clamping methods. I will try again on the other bone blank today and see how it ends up. Also did you have any difficulty using the dremel when the ring was really defined? like would you recommend any different techniques other than doing it in the air? Anyway, great job!
Daniel
This was my first time with etching something, so I am not sure if my technique was the optimum. It seemed that working in air was just fine.
Did you finish your ring?
But I can assure you that I was wearing a mask while I was etching the ring. Because to me precise I kept it near my face and I did not want to inahale that dust.
Now, that includes working with horns.
According to OSHA, for medical workers, performing bone operations, filtration is only needed if exposure is over a certain PPM per minute.
The acknowledge no particular danger beyond normal exposure to fine particulate matter.
Using your method, I wouldn't worry too much. Treat it like you would wood.
Between the cooking, and dishwashering, it's gonna be pretty darn clean.