Dinosaur bone STONE handled Kbar Trapper

Redrummd

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Geez! I'm in love! Normally I'm not so much into Traditional stuff, but that is superb! such a unique handle color. Did you do that work yourself? Amazing:thumbup:


edit: just saw your sig. 'Course you did it . . .
 
Jim,

This was a part of a living dinosaur from the jurassic period 140 to 220 million years ago. Floods and volcanic events buried the bones or possibly the entire dinosaur and over the course of the millions of years the bone is replaced with minerals, usually silica/chalcedony (quartz) and calacite. The colors are caused by trace minerals with red being iron.
 
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This was a part of a living dinosaur from the jurassic period 140 to 220 million years ago. Floods and volcanic events buried the bones or possibly the entire dinosaur and over the course of the millions of years the bone is replaced with minerals, usually silica/chalcedony (quartz) and calacite. The colors are caused by trace minerals with red being iron
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That's pretty cool. How much does that stuff cost?
 
VERY nice! I never knew fossil bone would turn out looking like that. I've got a few fossils from my childhood rock collection; nothing as large as what you've used there, but maybe enough for a Peanut.

Can you briefly explain what you did, for us shameless folk who'd like to copy your project? :D ;)

Okay, kidding aside, I'm curious how you did it, without cracking/chipping the stone. I tried making cabochons (agate ovals) in an art class, and broke every one.

thx - cpr
 
This is what I do now that have retired. I have a very top end lapidary and I make stone knife scales for folding knives.

The dinosaur bone went through 13 grinding, sanding and polishing stages..... It requires a a really good "feel" for the stone and I did lose a lot of the scales at first. I have leared a lot since I started and this was Redrummd #97 so I am a lot deeper into the learning curve now! ;)

So, you problaby need about 14k in equipment to shamelessly copy what I do but if you really want to learn how I would answer any questions you have...
 
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So, you problaby need about 4k in equipment to shamelessly copy what I do but if you really want to learn how I would answer any questions you have...
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(edits mine) We had an art teacher in highschool in NC that ran a small rockshop on the side; at the end of each year we seniors could learn some polishing techniques if we wanted. Being young & impatient, I pushed too hard, didn't use the right compound, etc. and cracked most of my work. I did finish two ovals, that I still have, and one is incredible - flame agate, I think.

How 'bout I just shamelessly beg you to maybe work in a project for me into your schedule? :D

Actually, once I get settled in here (we just moved) I may PM you and maybe we can discuss a future project. I've looked through my old fossils, and I don't see any that could be easily worked, but once I pass the collection on to my son, I wouldn't mind having one of yours as a nice reminder of my rockhound days. I dug a lot of corundum, arrowheads, soapstone, agate, and olivine out of the NC hills with an old SchradeUSA LB7. Sure brings back memories . . .

Beautiful work, Redrummd - looks to me like your time in the curve was worth it :thumbup:.

thx - cpr
 
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