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Bone

Bone, like leather, is an organic by-product of the food industry. From earliest times it was used to make tools and accessories, whilst leather provided clothing and shelter. Today, leather is associated with luxury clothing, handbags and furniture, whereas bone, as a material for jewellery making, has lost out to gold, silver and platinum.

But the use of bone has continued through the centuries in many cultures, and is enjoying renewed interest in the West.

Environmental Credentials

Most low-price jewellery is made from plastic or other synthetics and this means a high environmental cost. Bone is the perfect alternative.

It is an organic product that requires little processing other than cleaning and, if required, dying. As a by-product it is cheap to source and is naturally renewable. Using bone to make crafts and jewellery ensures the recycling of what would otherwise be a waste product.

Versatile

But bone jewellery offers more than environmental benefits. It is durable yet easily worked with hand tools and lathes (wood turners often use bone to make ornaments, walking stick handles, etc). It also responds well to polishing. The natural colour is a warm cream-brown but the finished products can be stained or dyed in almost any colour.

The texture and feel of bone has none of the artificial character associated with plastic. It is an authentic material that looks expensive (even though our most expensive item is only £12).

Bone will never match the finesse and opulence of gold and silver but its natural, earthy qualities make it ideally suited to relaxed and informal occasions.

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