Bone Carving continued

I have finished the bone folder and had a chance to use it, it works quite well and will serve my purpose until I can get the antler one finished.

So carrying on from where I left off. Once the bone was dry I decided on the shape which is pretty basic gently curved at one end and more pointed at the other. I used a horse rasp (a rasp used on horses feet) as I didn't have any other rasps, to make the basic shape. The rasp removes greater amounts of martial quickly. once I had the basic shape down I refined it with a medium file and then finished it off with a medium - fine sand paper. I didn't take many photos whilst I worked ( to busy shaping the bone) But here are photos of the finished product.

The bone folder from the topside. This was originally the outside of the bone.

the under side of the bone folder. It is easy to see the curve of the sides of the bone.

Some idea of how big the folder is.