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DesertWalker Tiro Offline Slinging Rocks! Posts: 10 Cave Creek, AZ	Making nice holes in turtle shells? Aug 15^th, 2017 at 10:37pm A friend of mine gave me a turtle shell. I am thinking of making a rattle or a pouch out of it. I am looking for someone who has experience with making clean holes in the shell for stitching. Any info appreciated.
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Curious Aardvark Forum Moderation Offline Taller than the average Dwarf Posts: 13965 Midlands England Gender:	Re: Making nice holes in turtle shells? Reply #1 - Aug 16^th, 2017 at 8:16am diamond bit and a rotary tool. For something like shell you're better off using a grinding bit than a drill. Drills are prone to creating flakes. A rotary tools round grinding bit will make a much smoother cleaner hole. I take it this is not the shell of an endangered species ?
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Re: Making nice holes in turtle shells?
Reply #2 - Aug 16^th, 2017 at 10:40am

Curious Aardvark wrote on Aug 16^th, 2017 at 8:16am:

diamond bit and a rotary tool.
For something like shell you're better off using a grinding bit than a drill. Drills are prone to creating flakes. A rotary tools round grinding bit will make a much smoother cleaner hole.

I take it this is not the shell of an endangered species ?

Not that I'm aware of. My friends dad found the shell on the ground in the Midwest. No turtle inside. Thanks for the info.

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