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Rock Art => Cabochons, Intarsias, Cameos => Topic started by: Talusman on July 31, 2016, 12:36:43 PM

Title: Dino bone
Post by: Talusman on July 31, 2016, 12:36:43 PM

Cut this one today from the rough I posted in the rough page. Very hard material - took a while to complete grinding. Sanding and polishing were quicker and uneventful. Nice when bone has hard web, makes polishing easy :).

When I was photographing it, my butterfingers dropped it 4' onto a hardwood floor.  :Bash: Thankfully it didn't suffer any damage.

-Jeremy

Title: Re: Dino bone
Post by: kent on July 31, 2016, 01:34:06 PM

Beautiful ! Great material...

Title: Re: Dino bone
Post by: hummingbirdstones on July 31, 2016, 08:20:15 PM

Holy Crap!  That's gorgeous!!!!!!!   :WEEEE:

Title: Re: Dino bone
Post by: rubegon on August 02, 2016, 09:58:01 AM

I've never worked with dino bone.  The polish on that piece looks amazing!  It's seamless across the webbing - I wouldn't have expected that. It is beautiful!


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Title: Re: Dino bone
Post by: Talusman on August 02, 2016, 06:15:49 PM

Thanks! Dino bone rough varies widely - many pieces have soft web that will undercut badly and/or refuse to take a polish. The good stuff is solid and hard. This one cut just like any agate... I did use a light touch during final sanding and polishing to get as smooth a surface as possible. My favorite bone has fortified cells... Looks like dozens of tiny agates combined in one cab. :)

Title: Re: Dino bone
Post by: olgguy on August 03, 2016, 06:57:12 AM

Looks like if you had another one it would make a fantastic pair of knife scales.