I suggest you set up a drill press (or use a regular drill) with the smallest bit you can find. I have found that if you take a piece of two-by-four or even one-by-four and drill an indention a little larger than the beans, you can rest the bean in the indention and drill away. Make sure your drill longways down the bean, not sideways through the little white spot. That looks ridiculous.
You should then either bake the bean or run a hot wire through the hole. I've even boiled them. After they have been drilled, wash 'em off. You can use shellac if you want, but when it wears off, it looks bad. Apparently, there's a bug that likes to live in the beans and eventually eats its way out, causing your beans to powder and crush.
You're right, the beans are poisonous, so don't breath the dust from the drilling and wash your hands good before you eat or touch anything like your eyes or mouth.
If the beans are too old they might be ruined. Try crushing the beans between your fingers. If they don't powder or break apart while drilling, you should be ok. Hope that helps.
- P
You should then either bake the bean or run a hot wire through the hole. I've even boiled them. After they have been drilled, wash 'em off. You can use shellac if you want, but when it wears off, it looks bad. Apparently, there's a bug that likes to live in the beans and eventually eats its way out, causing your beans to powder and crush.
You're right, the beans are poisonous, so don't breath the dust from the drilling and wash your hands good before you eat or touch anything like your eyes or mouth.
If the beans are too old they might be ruined. Try crushing the beans between your fingers. If they don't powder or break apart while drilling, you should be ok. Hope that helps.
- P
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