I don't own this saw, but the question intrigued me so I asked a friend who is into geology and archeology, "Which is harder, ice, bone or wood?" (You figure if bone is softer than either of those, the saw will cut bone, right?) Her answer was "It depends. Ice, which is actually a mineral, probably has a Mohs scale hardness of about 3 or 4, which means it can be scratched by say a copper coin. (I haven't tried this, but I can't imagine that a penny can't scratch ice.) But it does depend on the temperature. At a colder temperature, ice would be harder.But as for the organic things .... Oak is much harder than pine, for example, and there may actually be types of wood that can't be scratched with a penny, but pine probably can be. And the hardness of a bone also varies, depending on which bone, from what animal, the age of the animal, the diet of the animal, and so on...not really an answer, I know." Maybe there's someone out there who owns this product who has tried to cut bones with it.-- It's a catchy name - oak is 8 or 9 on mohs scale, femoral cortical bone (stiffest bone in the body) is about 10-12. It "could" cut it, but it's not designed for it. Bone saws have finer, sharper teeth and are stainless steel; this is made of much softer aluminum. I wouldn't plan on cutting dog bones[?] with it unless you want to wind up with an fairly expensive ruler.