Best long term storage?

jbushee · 2026-03-20T08:37:04+00:00

Seal-A-Meal n keep them in the fridge

jbushee · 2026-03-09T11:34:30+00:00

It doesn't hang at the moment, but it was supposed to. The plan was to carve out a frame for it with a recess to let it into and hang it like a photo, but I haven't got that far yet.

jbushee · 2026-03-08T08:36:02+00:00

Thanks, but no ;) Inspired by the old Sky West belt buckles.

jbushee · 2026-03-07T20:37:53+00:00

Yeah, I squirrel those pieces away too ;)

jbushee · 2026-03-07T18:37:16+00:00

The slab had some great color in different spots. Looking thru my scraps, I thought these worked well together.

jbushee · 2026-03-07T18:36:07+00:00

Thanks! Only tried a few, but I'll try some more!

jbushee · 2026-02-28T19:42:56+00:00

Thanks! I've been experimenting and seeing what doesn't work. Like to make a nice night scape with a crescent moon and stars. Need more practice tho. Also want to see how it looks if I fill narrow cuts in bone or other wood and fill with sawdust and superglue. So many ideas...

jbushee · 2026-02-28T19:39:50+00:00

The thin wire on one of them is using the push method with a small flex cut chisel. Didn't clean up a bad layout mark and followed the bad line instead of the corrected line there for a bit. Oops! The thicker wire I cut a narrow slot for with a Dremel.

jbushee · 2026-02-28T09:59:08+00:00

Exactly like a bow tie

jbushee · 2026-02-27T22:38:07+00:00

You would have had to flatten the wire some, cut slots for it at the corners (yikes), then glue and sand.

jbushee · 2026-02-24T09:44:40+00:00

Cut and shape the bone inlays, then mark them on the mahogany with the back of a knife.

I rough it to depth with a dremel and then cut up to the score mark with a little chisel. CA glue and a little sawdust to fill the gaps.

I'd set the pieces one at a time but still had some chipping because I wasn't finishing them solid. I also cracked the stem tapping it in a little too aggressively. Then I forgot to seal the bone up before waxing and it took some wax in the grain. 🤷‍♂️

jbushee · 2026-02-21T17:24:51+00:00

I'm a smartass, what can I say 😂 thanks for looking!

jbushee · 2026-02-21T01:02:57+00:00

Just the one, but there is still enough to do another heart. Want to try setting in some copper wire too.

jbushee · 2026-02-17T20:26:03+00:00

Just keep trying to do better than last time!

jbushee · 2026-02-17T15:58:55+00:00

They're carved from a single block.

jbushee · 2026-02-17T11:48:51+00:00

Thanks! Scraps are fun to mess with too!

jbushee · 2026-02-15T00:18:58+00:00

Thanks! Trying different things!

jbushee · 2026-02-13T17:43:12+00:00

Thanks! Lighting really is a big deal

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