Removing Grinding gunk from Giraffe bone

[Erin Burke]

Rookie mistake. While grinding the stabilized giraffe bone scales on my latest knife, I ended up filling up the marrow pores (only visible near the guard) with grinding gunk. Here's a photo.

Anyone have any good ideas for removing this material?

Here's what I already tried:

• Vacuuming it out
• Using a magnet to pull the metal grinding gunk out
• Flushing with a syringe of alcohol (maybe not enough pressure)

Once I remove as much of the black as I can, I plan on mixing up some white epoxy with using the bone dust and filling in these pores before final sanding/polishing.

Thanks in advance.

Erin

 

[rtj1981]

I had the same thing happen on a Whitetail antler I used as a handle (except it was buffing compound not grinding gunk
) and I used a tooth brush to clean it up.

 

[Erin Burke]

I had the same thing happen on a Whitetail antler I used as a handle (except it was buffing compound not grinding gunk
) and I used a tooth brush to clean it up.

Hah... that's so easy it just might work. :thumbup:
I'll give it a try.

Erin

 

[Bill DeShivs]

Using a toothbrush, and a paste made of Ivory soap and baking soda will remove most stuff.

 

[SBuzek]

I use plain colgate toothpaste.And a soft toothbrush.
Stan

 

[Arthur Washburn]

Compressed air works also. After you get the gunk out I'd forget the dust mix and just fill with super glue.