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Old December 1st 03, 05:51 AM
Shane D. Maudiss
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Default How to carve bones?

I´ve found some human skeletons in my garden and the bones seem still ok.

What can I carve from the bones?
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Old December 1st 03, 07:13 AM
George G
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Boil them in a solution of Borax and carve them as you would Ivory.

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Old December 2nd 03, 06:29 PM
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"Shane D. Maudiss" wrote in message
om...
I´ve found some human skeletons in my garden and the bones seem still ok.

What can I carve from the bones?


[Don't carve the bones - call the police.]

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Old December 3rd 03, 08:40 PM
turtle
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Im surprised this reply didnt come quicker......
will the carver
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"Shane D. Maudiss" wrote in message
om...
I´ve found some human skeletons in my garden and the bones seem still

ok.

What can I carve from the bones?


[Don't carve the bones - call the police.]

Andrew Werby
www.unitedartworks.com





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Old December 4th 03, 03:27 AM
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I´ve found some human skeletons in my garden and the bones seem still

ok.

What can I carve from the bones?


This numbnut is just trying to get a rise out of people. He posted on the
polymer clay list that clay had made him gay. them he got very graphic.
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Old December 4th 03, 02:42 PM
John
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I dug some bones from an old cemetery by my house. The long bones are=20
good for scrimshaw and I carved a great soup bowl from the top of the=20
scull. You have to line it with epoxy so the broth doesn't seep from=20
the joints of the scull plates. You should have seem the look on my=20
wife's face when I set the table with those.

Shane D. Maudiss wrote:
I=B4ve found some human skeletons in my garden and the bones seem still=

ok.
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What can I carve from the bones?


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Old December 6th 03, 04:40 PM
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What can you carve from them?

About twenty years for the abuse of a corpse.

PS: Thanks for the refreshing serving of spam.


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