How to Choose a Bone to Make a Bone Handle

Series Summary

Handles for drawers serve an important function. Without them, you can't open drawers. However, you don't just have to settle for traditional drawer handles. Why not make them out of bone? Bone carving is an ancient practice that has been around for centuries. The modern use of bone carving with furniture is a great neo-gothic addition to you home decor.

In this free video series, watch as our arts and crafts expert teaches how to make a drawer handle out of bone. Learn how to sand it down and install it on drawers. Get bone carving tips from these step by step videos.

Video Transcript

"JASON HARRIS: Hi, I'm Jason with ExpertVillage.com. Today, we're going to replace this ugly drawer handle with a handmade piece of bone. It will make a lot cooler handle. I just took this one out. It just clips on. I just took this one out of the drawer and for the bone, I just found an antler--I find bones and antlers, anything I pick up when I'm out in the desert or whatever, I pick up and I just cut the ends off really quick with a skill saw. You can use a skill saw, a jigsaw, a handsaw or whatever. This is--this will cut just like wood. And that's a--I cut it to the approximate size I wanted. So, this is all up to you how much length--length you get, how much you cut off, how much you keep, whatever you want to do. You want to make sure that you've got a good piece of bone though and even though it's weathered like this is--that the--yeah. The cracks don't go clear through to the middle. They're just on the outside surface. It's a good piece to work with so--we know what material we're going to use and we know what we're replacing. So, next, I'll go through the tools and--we're going to use and kinda how to start."