I posted this when it was current, but forgot to do the iowa reply. The idea of epoxying the bone to a square piece of wood eliminates the Uniplane from the process. Since I had the uniplane anyway I used it, but I would never buy it just for that.



> 
> I did make some bone-topped keyboards back around 1980. I did the 
> boiling in detergent, etc but didn't scrape by hand. I just boiled 
> it out of them.
> 
> 
> For shaping, I got butcher saw blades made up for my bandsaw, and 
> used a Delta Uniplane with carbide teeth to flatten one surface. 
> This machine was discontinued shortly after I bought it.
> 


Rodney Myrvaagnes

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with obvious corrections.


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