Started doing some bone carving and I'm wondering, do you need to varnish the bone or is the boiling of the bone enough to keep it form becoming brittle? Also have you tried antlers? Is the prepping of the antler same as the bone
I've never needed to varnish the bone. As long as you get the bone pure white you'll be fine. Sometimes some peices require a second boil. I boil with dishwash liquid 1 part, bleach 1 part and water 8 parts. And I have done antler the same. Noticed that they lightened up a bit so maby less bleach for that.