[Regia-NA] Q re: bone working

[rmhowe]

Frojel Gotlandica wrote:
> Hi magnus
> 
> Yes have soaked it then clamped it into a carpenters vice for a day, 
> comes out nice and flat and can be sawn down the middle to seperate the 
> two plates.
> I have also used a heat gun when in a hurry to soften it then clamped 
> between two boards in the carpenters vice. I have a nice big 10 inch one 
> which helps. It usually stays straight if removed after an hour or two. 
> Just don't be too impatient.
> 
> Cheers
> Sandy
> 
>  >If you figure out a way to use moose palm and separate one
>  >side from the other let me know. The middle third of the
>  >material is usually spongey calcareous bone tissue.

Thanks I'll have to try it and hope it doesn't split.
I have a large carpenter's vise too, and a twenty ton
press frame with some steel plates.

Magnus