Brent Duty Posted January 13, 2009 Report Share Posted January 13, 2009 I thought I'd contribute to the forum by showing my first larger size detailed Honu / Turtle. The size is 2.5" tall by 2" wide. It's made from cattle bone. This is a Hawaiian style Honu with a Makau / fishhook in the center. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mike Ruslander Posted January 13, 2009 Report Share Posted January 13, 2009 very nice. Very stylish. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JP Anderson Posted January 13, 2009 Report Share Posted January 13, 2009 Very nice. Do you use rotary tools or carve the bone? I also love the finish. Almost looks like ivory in the pictures. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brent Duty Posted January 14, 2009 Author Report Share Posted January 14, 2009 Very nice. Do you use rotary tools or carve the bone? I also love the finish. Almost looks like ivory in the pictures. Thanks JP, I use a rotary tool and gravers that I learned to make from this forum. I wet-sand my pieces and use toothpaste and then buff it with white rouge (Knifemaker taught me that). I soak my bones in Hydrogen peroxide to whiten them before I let them dry out. Thanks Mike I like your knives. Are you a member of The Knifemakers' Guild? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JP Anderson Posted January 14, 2009 Report Share Posted January 14, 2009 Thanks for the tips Brent. Your work is excellent. I'll be trying a little bone carving in the future as I prefer common materials over exotics. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brent Duty Posted January 14, 2009 Author Report Share Posted January 14, 2009 Thanks for the tips Brent. Your work is excellent. I'll be trying a little bone carving in the future as I prefer common materials over exotics. No problem. Thanks for the compliment. If you need any help let me know. I really like using cattle bone and some people are sensitive to what materials you use. I do use other materials, but usually it will be an inlay of say oosik or an exotic wood to set a piece off. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Don Barnhill Posted January 15, 2009 Report Share Posted January 15, 2009 Great piece Brent, thanks for sharing the photo's. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brent Duty Posted January 15, 2009 Author Report Share Posted January 15, 2009 Great piece Brent, thanks for sharing the photo's. Thanks Don! I noticed your interest in Karate may I ask what style you learned? As a young boy I learned a style called, Uechi Ryu" one of the styles of Okinawa. The experience changed my life in many ways. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Francesco Posted January 16, 2009 Report Share Posted January 16, 2009 Congratulation really nice work Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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