Spring Steel Bones are also known as "white" bones, this is
for the obvious reason; they are white. The white however is
only a plastic like nylon coating that protects the steel and
inhibits rust. Spring steel bones should be quite rigid; able
to flex but not easily bent. They flex only forward and back
not from side to side. The thickness of the bone is very important,
more so than the width. Our spring steel bones come in more
than one thickness to accommodate as many needs as possible.
The standard or most popular size is series #50-8206-_ _; these
are 6mm wide X .6mm thick and come in various lengths.
(6mm is equivalent to ¼") These are the most rigid of the small
bones. We also stock a slightly wider bone; 8mm wide but only
.4mm thick so despite being wider it is more flexible
as it is not as thick. Both these bones come in several lengths
measuring from 10 cm up to 42cm and these are the most commonly
used spring-steels. Garments made with these bones can be hand
washed; never put any boned garment in a washing machine. Spring
steel should be used down center back of all corsets.
For complete size selection on the following bones please see
the price list.
Spring Steel Bones 6mm (1/4")
X .6mm thick
50-8206-10 through to 50-8206-42
Note: this size is also available by the metre, please see,
"hoop steel" section
#50-8406-06
Spring Steel Bones 8mm (3/8")
X .4mm thick
50-8308-10 through to 50-8308-46
Spring
Steel Bones 18mm (11/16") X .8mm thick
50-8518-27 through to
50-8518-36
Very heavy wide steel with limited flex. Can be used as 18th
century busk.
Plastic Coated Hoop Steel/Crin Steel
50-8406-06 white 6mm(1/4")
6mm wide X .6mmthick,
this is the same quality as the spring steel bones #50-8206
This product was brought in, for those who build a lot of
corsets, to limit waste. Rather than cutting
pre-tipped spring steels and having pieces
left over which are too small to use,
cut just the lengths you need from this which
is sold by the metre. It is not easy to cut
and requires bolt cutters rather
than tin snips. You can use "U" tips 91-8015-06 (below) to
tip the ends.
Tips for ¼" Spiral Bones
91-8015-06
Used for the covering the ends of cut spiral bones.Can
also be used on cut ends of spring steel bones.
