Sunday, December 12, 2010

Knucklebones

Hand-carved knucklebones.  In addition to throwing sticks, the ancient Egyptians used knuckbones (early dice, from  a bone in the ankle of a sheep).  We carved these from pine using a picture of King Tut's ivory Senet board set as a guide.

Posted by jdl at 9:59 PM
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  1. jdlJanuary 8, 2011 at 9:27 AM

    I mistakenly said the knucklebones were carved out of pine. It's actually basswood, a popular woodcarving choice.

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