Dying a traditional?

Well I started researching bleaching bone and came across lots of internet resources from people who preserve deer antlers and animal skeletons. So they often mentioned using hydrogen peroxide. It is available from a pharmacy or drug store. I tried it on this 74, which had been a cougar clawed bone, but had somehow turned out an ugly muddy brown. Unfortunately I didn’t photograph the process, which I now regret. I simply filled a narrow glass with hydrogen peroxide and let the knife sit submerged in it until the color was gone. Apologies I cannot recollect how long that was - maybe half a day? You are watching it happen so there is no danger overdoing it. I let some darker areas remain so I could get a two-tone effect. The bone afterward was quite chalky and unattractive, but I dyed it straightaway using RIT dye (use liquid dye and tape up the metal - I have posted on how to do this) and here it is:

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Camillus said:
Well I started researching bleaching bone and came across lots of internet resources from people who preserve deer antlers and animal skeletons. So they often mentioned using hydrogen peroxide. It is available from a pharmacy or drug store. I tried it on this 74, which had been a cougar clawed bone, but had somehow turned out an ugly muddy brown. Unfortunately I didn’t photograph the process, which I now regret. I simply filled a narrow glass with hydrogen peroxide and let the knife sit submerged in it until the color was gone. Apologies I cannot recollect how long that was - maybe half a day? You are watching it happen so there is no danger overdoing it. I let some darker areas remain so I could get a two-tone effect. The bone afterward was quite chalky and unattractive, but I dyed it straightaway using RIT dye (use liquid dye and tape up the metal - I have posted on how to do this) and here it is:

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Thanks.
Something to consider.
Did the peroxide patina the blades? The knife I'm thinking of bleaching is stainless so that's less of a concern.
 
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