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Nothing against Culpeppers but other than Culpeppers where can I buy bone blanks for dying and jigging my own handle scales? Anyone have a good source they wouldn't mind sharing? Thanks!
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Culpeppers sells dyed bone blanks both flat and pre-jigged although not very cheap. (it may end up being where I get it though if nothing turns up.) I was hoping to avoid the overseas market if at all possible so my searches aren't turning up any suppliers CONUS.A quick search will bring up dozens of suppliers, cow and camel mostly shipped out of India. Culpeppers dying process is a proprietary secret that many have tried to reproduce with little success. Don't mean to stop you from having a go but I honestly believe it's far less hassle and better value in the long run to just buy from Culpepper. I'm speaking from experience.
This might be an option, we're farmers out here so I do have unlimited access to raw material but yea, I don't really want to spend the extra time prepping just to get it to the dying and jigging processes. I'd rather just buy cheap blanks ready to roll.I also think Culpepper’s, but you might check with small slaughter facilities in your area for cow shin bones and process them yourself…ugh.
Are you talking raw material? So if I went this route I would assume it would need to be dried out for quite a while before it is ready to be processed correct? Or would you process then dry?I actually have access to quite a bit of cattle bone on occasion. Its not worth the effort for me and I have been buy bone scales from Culpepper for many years!
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I have heard of folks boiling it to dry it out. You do want the shin bone.Are you talking raw material? So if I went this route I would assume it would need to be dried out for quite a while before it is ready to be processed correct? Or would you process then dry?
10-4. I might give this a try just to see how much effort it is to get it ready for actual use. I mean, it would be free material and that's pretty cheap.I have heard of folks boiling it to dry it out. You do want the shin bone.
AT a Blade show a knifemaker next to me said he buys bone in the pet section of stores, cuts it up and treats it himself. There are packages of cow bone for dogs to chew. He buys those.
I have never tried this myself.
Tom it wasn't Ken Coats by chance was it? He was telling me this "hack" last year at Badger Show. Unfortunately I haven't been able to find the stuff you guys are thinking. I've looked in every Theisens, farm & fleet type store around my area and can't find them. Even tried online. LolJason many of the larger animal feed stores have cow bone that they sell as dog chews. I think Redbarn is one of the brands. It's the plain bone, no fillers. I think it'd be best to see it in person though as they probably use bones from all over the beast. You might get a nice fat shin bone or just as easily wind up with a smaller mostly hollow bone.
Eric
PS - Tom we must have been typing at the same time!
I did try the red barn and it looks like those are primarily femur bones. Raw Paws sells a 3 pack of smoked femur bones. You might find your pup chewing on your custom trapper from me. Lol. I also just found a musical instrument company that sells sun bleached ox femur bones for around $7. You could get a couple scales out of one I would think. Out of stock but I requested a restock notification. This looks like a good lead!Jason also try a search for "redbarn bones"
Eric
I did try the red barn and it looks like those are primarily femur bones. Raw Paws sells a 3 pack of smoked femur bones. You might find your pup chewing on your custom trapper from me. Lol. I also just found a musical instrument company that sells sun bleached ox femur bones for around $7. You could get a couple scales out of one I would think. Out of stock but I requested a restock notification. This looks like a good lead!![]()
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