Cleaning and Articulating Animal Bones
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- Опубліковано 21 вер 2024
- It's time for another of my crazy projects that combines animal bones with electronics. Here, I go through the basics of cleaning and bleaching bones, and then I use some hardware to articulate one of the joints.
Warning: This video includes the use of hydrogen peroxide, which can be dangerous in higher concentrations. Always follow proper safety procedures when working with it.
Emily does a good job of getting to the visual aspect of DIY videos and leaving out all of the chatter. I love it!
Thanks, Dean! :)
Also note!!! If ever you are drilling or carving bone with electric devices, PLEASE wear a respirator or mask that can filter particles and goggles. The last the you want to inhale or get in your eyes is bone dust!
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I really like how this video sounds, just like the sounds of the drill and the metal clanking. It's really nice in my opinion.
I love the sound of the bones clanking and rattling.
This is fantastic! I've never thought about making the bones movable! I loved it!
Oh man, this is amazing. I’m an artist and was looking for videos to help me with a project. It has nothing to do with bones, but now I see there’s a whole new (to me) class of hobbyists that I knew nothing about. What a cool art form.
Can I ask where you get your brass pins from?
Sure! I buy brass bar stock from the hobby store. They usually sell it in 3-foot lengths in a variety of gauges. Somehow it's cheaper in store than it is online
@@EmilysElectricOddities Thanks so much. I appreciate it. Best of luck with everything.
@@Inglorious_art_studio_ You're very welcome! You as well
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Cool. Are you going to do the whole skeleton?
The current project is going to use just those leg bones, which came from a deer, some fish bones, and maybe some bird bones.
I have the entire raccoon skeleton that you saw me cleaning, but it was struck by a car, and a bunch of the bones are broken, so I'm not sure it's worth assembling the whole thing. I might just save it for project fodder. I would, however, like to articulate a whole skeleton sometime.
what kind of drill did you use? i have a juvenile raccoon skeleton I’d like to articulate but I’m terrified that the drill will shatter the bones, as they’re not in the best condition. maybe i just worry too much about everything lol
I was worried about the flutes of a regular drill bit catching and cracking the bones, too, so I used a dremel tool with an abrasive bit
Cool video ! (Again)
A strong concentration of H2O2 can be extremely dangerous... So maybe a little warning could be a nice feature ;)
/Michael, DK
That's a good point. Thanks for the suggestion. I'll add it to the video description.
Super cool. You've granted my unarticulated (😂🤣🤓) wish to know the process for doing this!
oh wow, so bad. lol
Recommendations for larger skeletons? I've had a cougar skeleton in my freezer for a few years because I was going to get dermestids, but I'm worried about what to do with the beetles when the bones are clean.
Keep them for the next skeleton! Or sell em. There's always weirdos like us looking to buy
I've got two critters I found on the road. Do you reccomend me just putting them in a closed bucket of water?
Hi I realize this is a two-year-old video but did you just use straight hydrogen peroxide not a mixture of hydrogen peroxide and water?
Hi! It depends. if I only have a few small bones to clean, i'll use the 40-volume peroxide as is. if I have a larger batch clean, I'll try to stretch it by mixing it with water. It still works when you mix it with water, it just works more slowly because it's a lower concentration
@@EmilysElectricOddities okay cool but said recently got some cow bones and I have no idea what I'm doing
@@captaintonics3618 You can do it! It's not hard. Are they already clean from sitting outside for a long time, or do they need need a good cleaning still?
@@EmilysElectricOddities well they don't need to be like superclean because they were in an abandoned School so they're dusty but I'm trying to get them to be you no clean and whiten
Hello, I've been keeping a crow skull burried in earth for almost an year and yesterday came home and cleaned. I kept it one day and a half in 3%perixide. It is still stained but also became cand of transparent and I'm afraid to put it back. Any recommandations?
You should leave it in longer. It might not take out all the stains from the soil, but the transparent areas will turn white again after they dry
@@EmilysElectricOddities Thank you! I thought it was bone damage and got it out of the peroxide😅
Why do the bones need to be degreased? If I buried my bones do i still need to do that?
The grease can stain them, and if it's inside the marrow cavity, it can soak out to the surface even after they've been bleached. I imagine it might also smell bad.
I suppose it depends on how long they've been buried?
ngl i was really banking on you putting together the skull to save me some pain with my fawn oh well lol. cool video!
oh yea, assembling skulls from young animals whose skull bones haven't yet fused can be quite a challenge
I highly recommend ditching the maceration method and stitching to dermestid beetles. That's how the museums do it.
I don't process enough dead animals to keep a dermestid colony alive, or I would
Using so many chemicals don't harm the bones do they? They don't break down?
Nope! The ammonia and soap just clean them of grease, and the peroxide whitens them. I've accidentally left bones in peroxide for weeks, and they're still fine when I pull them out.
That said, some chemicals, like household bleach, will damage bones.
@@EmilysElectricOddities thanks! I was mostly concerned aboutthr peroxide. I'm trying to catch this fox that's been hunting my chickens and would love to have his skeleton!
Is there a downside to leaving the bones in for more than one day?
Not really. I've had to leave bones in for almost a week to get them as white as I wanted.
But don't leave them longer than necessary. If you leave them an excessively long time, the surfaces turn kind of chalky
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Is whitening the bones mandatory or is it more of a preferable choice for aesthetics?
It's optional, but the whitening also helps eliminate weird odors. The bones will keep just fine without being whitened though
Do all animals need to be in water for 6 months? Or less or more?
No, some take less time. It also depends on the weather. they go faster in summer months
The amonia I have right now is Top Job Basic Clear Ammonia All Purpose Cleaner, and it says the ingrediants are Ammonium Hydroxide and Surfactant. Can I use this cleaner or can it damage bones somehow?
That's fine. It won't damage them. It's not as good as just ammonia, but it won't ruin anything
@@EmilysElectricOddities Thank you :)
Maseration stinks to high heaven.
Not the greatest job at the end. :D
Most bones would be happy to receive a job that good
**Hissss** let's see you do better, Mr no content!
@@EmilysElectricOddities I don't know much about bones's feelings.
@@poponachtschnecke You must be right, I am a hypocritic critic.
@@thombaz Then you should spend more time learning and less time talking
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