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Unfortunately , I cannot add much info on where this was found. To be honest I plan on using it as a handle for a steak knife. Unless it is something of value or rarity. Any comments welcome. It would be great to know if this is a dino bone or what species. It is fairly heavy and hollow inside.

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Interesting piece. Have you tried the burn test yet to determine if it is modern? 

 

And a belated welcome to the Forum. We're almost neighbours. :D 

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Thank you for the reply, I held a lighter to it. Zero smell or burn. Not sure if it is bad form to turn it into a knife handle, I did it before with a piece of whale fossil and enjoy using it. 

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Ah, so that may rule out modern bone!

Let me tag one of our osteological experts to have a look @Harry Pristis

 

If it turns out to be unidentifiable (what we call "chunkasaurus"), there might not be any harm to fashion it into something you can use. 

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Thank you, What a gift this forum is to get educated. I reside up by Owen Sound Ontario. In general is it fair to say hollow bones are from birds, no idea myself

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You're in the stone-skipping capital of Canada. :D You're in a lovely part of the province with some interesting fossil formations nearby, including the roadcuts on Highway 26, and some natural outcrops in Wiarton. 

 

Definitely bird bones tend to be hollow, but also very thin. I'm getting a mammal vibe from this one. 

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I have grinded down a root from a old bear tooth before and believe me the smell is horrible. And I did it in house which was a bad decision.Perhaps a will grind end for a second outside. No smell with burn test though

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26 minutes ago, Buteo said:

What type of fossils would there be by Wiarton ?

Mostly Silurian aged material (440-420 mya). The most evident would be the Guelph Formation, which is a tough, vuggy reworked limestone/dolostone, but it contains numerous corals and brachiopods. If you head north along the peninsula, you can encounter some outcrops of Fossil Hill Formation, which has numerous marine goodies (brachs, gastropods, coral, etc). You can see the Guelph Fm as you head just north of town, the roadcut to the left as you ascend the hill. 

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fortunately or unfortunately there is little or no scientific value in any fossil without locality information.  Under these conditions enjoy your new knife handle.  It looks  like a phalange from something large,   i can not identify it any further, somebody else may be able to give you a better id. 

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Thank you. The most interesting things to me are unique natural items. I love fossils and also have extensive collection of birds of prey. I had a government job that exposed me to a lot of dead birds of prey from roadkill which I would in turn have inspected by ministry officer (for determination of death) usally electrocutions or vehicle collision , but they check for shotgun pellets as well. If natural death I would get cert and keep bird within reason. A bird of prey is to beautiful to rot away unappreciated . Sorry to wander off topic, A steak knife handle from this would be great.

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Hi,

 

I’ll call a cutlery specialist @Ptychodus04 He can tell you if using a hollow bone is possible to make a knife handle.

 

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Sure thanks, I did it before with a beach whale bone fossil and it seems fine. I just handwash the blade part after use. I use either epoxy to fill cavity or scuplters free form air epoxy which is waterproof feather weight cement basically.

I had to grind the shank of the knife abit to slide in 

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your bone is a theropod metatarsal.  so no wonder it did not smell when you burnt it.  : )

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Thank you, you just made my day. Perhaps I should show it a little more respect than turning it into a steak knife handle. Is this a quality item.

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Thanks, your not to late. I love opinoins. Its cool to handle stuff that is real history.  Although I guess if I do a steak knife I might have to make a fork as well. That could raise eyebrows/concerns at dinner table.

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