Whipped up a couple new 20 G tusks this morning using a piece of bone out of my large reclaimed bone stash.
Made out of a Lamb bone, leftover from:
Lamb chops
Which had been thoroughly boiled and dried leaving it a pristine white.
Off of which I used the jewelry saw (only went through 2 blades) to saw two 1/8" thick slices off the bone, then cutting it into a vauge hook shape.
Then I spent a couple hours patiently sanding, grinding, and filing it down to the proper gauge for my ears.
I've always wanted a pair of bone tusks, but having such a tiny gauge could never find anything.
Voila!
Unfortunately I didn't have any gemstones that were small enough to fit into the bottom dip, and after spending all that time to make the top the right thickness I didn't want to mess with any decorative holes...but I think they turned out nice.
I may try some scrimshaw or gem insets if I do another pair.
This has been my first foray in fully carving bone (I've done some preliminary work with drilling and some light carving) but nothing this extensive.
Up next I may try some pendant pieces with my larger chunks.
Just going to show you:
Even leftover dinner bones can be turned to creative uses!
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