Cleaning a whale bone - question

[RICHARD]

That is what I love about PT.

You can NEVER predict what topic will get put on the board....

[Catty1]

That is what I love about PT.

You can NEVER predict what topic will get put on the board....

I wound up buying a huge plastic storage container with a lid. (Canadian Tire had a sale!) It took about 24 gallons of warm water and a whack of hydrogen peroxide cleaner to soak most of the vertebra.

Getting the lid snapped on took a little effort, but it got done.

That raised the water level to the area by the handles, where there were 4 small ventilation holes at each end.

I had a nice puddle on the bathroom floor the following morning! I hauled Bessie out of the tub, rinsed 'er thoroughly with cold water, and once the bone was outta the way bailed out the storage container with the bucket. I figured overnight was clean enough!

It's drying on a DRY towel in the living room, near heat. Just have to epoxy three bone chips back on to the one end and it's done.

Yes, RICHARD, PT posts are an adventure fer sure!