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Title: A Couple Elk Antler Knives
Post by: KSCATTRAPR on December 15, 2018, 01:52:07 PM

Here are a couple elk antler knives I've finished up recently. The first one is a skinner. It's around 8" long, 1095 steel with a stainless guard.

(https://i.imgur.com/wv9qtna.jpg)

(https://i.imgur.com/iEfYtjM.jpg)

Here is a brute, 1084 steel and the knife is around 8.5" long. These scales were from an old bleached out elk antler that I scorched and added a bit of briwax too.

(https://i.imgur.com/WYvlsxV.jpg)

Title: Re: A Couple Elk Antler Knives
Post by: Benjy on December 16, 2018, 11:42:32 PM

Looks good! Do you stabilize the antler scales?

Title: Re: A Couple Elk Antler Knives
Post by: KSCATTRAPR on December 17, 2018, 07:25:41 AM

I do not stabilize the antler scales. I dry all my antler scales out in my basement several months before i use them. That has worked well and I get little to no shrinkage or movement on them.

Title: Re: A Couple Elk Antler Knives
Post by: ron w on December 17, 2018, 09:43:11 AM

Very nice.......really like the big one....... :thumbsup:

Title: Re: A Couple Elk Antler Knives
Post by: BDann on January 01, 2019, 12:48:21 PM

Very nice!

Title: Re: A Couple Elk Antler Knives
Post by: TrackerNy on January 31, 2019, 11:53:10 AM

Nice looking knives as always Caley.

Title: Re: A Couple Elk Antler Knives
Post by: KSCATTRAPR on January 31, 2019, 01:59:25 PM

Thanks!