TDJ Mailbag, How to process bone to make bone nuts and saddles.

Heidi Litke of Red Sands Ukulele shows us how she processes bone to make her own nuts and saddles.
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[@fatfro1]

This is fascinating!

[@anthonykinrade8642]

I love processing my own bone.

[@gavinirwin9675]

Thanks

[@heidilitke]

I am not sure if that will work. I just followed this recipe and it worked very well for me.

[@espiritguitar]

Great tips wauuu

[@jkmcdonnell1]

I have been processing my bone for several years I find the best way for me to degrease and whiten at the same time is a peroxide bleaching product used in hair dressing . very safe and effective and wont weaken the bone or cause flaking

[@FairlyUnknown]

I hear that boiling the bones actually makes the grease seep in deeper and makes the degreasing take longer, but on a smaller scale like that I'm not sure how big of a difference it would make, especially if you're going to let it sit to degrease for a few weeks anyway.

[@rstevenhanson]

I've heard the same thing. Some say to use ammonia or dish soap in the boiling water. Would like to hear more about this. I've also heard bleaching makes it softer. Maybe that's when people use bleach to bleach and not the sun.

[@hannusuonio]

@@rstevenhanson You should boil bones with sodium bicarbonate or some other kind of alkaline, this will take the grease to water and away from the bone.

[@ohvnaq]

fantastic video, thank you! what can i use as a substitute for white fuel if i don't have it?

[@natalieswango2863]

From what I'm reading on the web, acetone might work.

[@ohvnaq]

@@natalieswango2863 thank you!

[@PaDaRi-Games]

2:45 Can I use turpentine to degrease the bone? can you list other alternatives to camp fuel (hard to obtain here), thank you.

[@frontbum420]

Will methal hydrate ,acetone or denatured alcohol do the same thing?

[@OBrienGuitars]

I am not sure. I can only offer advice with what I have experience. Do a test if you decide to use one of those products.

[@danmooney6015]

What about using white-tail deer horns?

[@guitarslim56]

Try it! But might be too soft and brittle.

[@noelbriguez3166]

what is solution in a can
what is the name pls??

[@natalieswango2863]

It is Coleman Camp Gas. Historically called white gas, it is a liquid petroleum fuel (100% light hydrotreated distillate), composed of cyclohexane, nonane, octane, heptane, and pentane.

[@JohnAdams-xc5yk]

What about cow bones on the farm from dead animals, we have some that die and the bones is all that remains