Where to Drill for a Bone Handle

Video Transcript

"JASON HARRIS: Hi, I'm Jason with ExpertVillage.com and today, we're making a drawer handle out of antler. We've talked about the tools we're going to use. We know what we're--what's going to replace it and the first step is making a hole in the middle of the bone. And remember, we want the outside curve to go outside. I just put my fingers close to center on both sides and I'm going to mark on--the top edge of the bottom, I'm going to mark two sides so that I can see where the center is looking over here and looking over here. I don't want to put a dot here and then a dot here and have it be crooked. So, if I keep the alignment right into the middle, I can put a small hole here, flip it over, follow my line to center, pick another dot. And without looking, I'll place my finger here and I know the center should be here. I could look at an angle, looking at it in like this and the two dots will match. Now, we're not going to drill all the way through one side to the other. We're going to drill in one side partway and then in the other side partway. We're going to take the--I'll show you the technique in the next step. You don't want to go all the way through and you want to go in and out with your cutting bit and you want to keep it a little bit cool with the bone. So, we'll go over that next."