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Title: Antlers
Post by: Coasthunterjay on September 16, 2007, 12:18:25 PM

Anyone ever make anything out of antler besides knives. I am a big DIY guy and would love some ideas for all the sheds lying around the house. I could only imagine that there are a bunch of people out there to that would like to do something with them. I was maybe thinking of making a fly tying bench and making dowels out of antler for the thread. Maybe even making a cribagge board out of one of my elk horns but then i get to thinking..... making a cribbage board out of a 6 point is sort of hard...............

Title: Re: Antlers
Post by: Coasthunterjay on September 19, 2007, 11:28:27 PM

Anyone have any ideas?

Title: Re: Antlers
Post by: ICEMAN on September 20, 2007, 06:18:59 AM

A TP holder for the bathroom...that will impress the wife!

I have wanted to make one of those "stack-o-antler" table lamps for a few years...have not done it yet...

Title: Re: Antlers
Post by: rainshadow1 on September 21, 2007, 05:43:49 PM

(https://hunting-washington.com/smf/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.rainshadowmotors.com%2F080507moose1.JPG&hash=ae65e36301b6c3026694992543c3b7bd72b9e0fb)

This is Moose, which is far more dense than any other antler I've found, but some elk and deer can give you the same effect.

Title: Re: Antlers
Post by: boneaddict on October 23, 2007, 02:10:50 AM

I just can't bring myself to putting a saw, drill, grinder, ....you get the point, to any antler that I own.   I may be a finatic or darn right weird....ok don't respond to that, but I love my antlers.  There is a chandelier in the making (in my mind)  I've made a few lamps.  I barely managed to cut some tine to send to bearmanric for his calls, and I most recently was able to ship a pair off to shadowcat for his rattling this fall.  Michelle will also be getting hers soon, but they cost her.  As for the rest......no way. :rolleyes:

Title: Re: Antlers
Post by: Intruder on October 23, 2007, 10:38:23 AM

I really like the look of that call.... really unique!  It'd be cool to make some turkey trumpets w/ some old antlers. 

Title: Re: Antlers
Post by: saylean on October 23, 2007, 10:43:06 AM

I've got an elk shed that I think would make a great cribbage table. A buddy has a walrus head/tusks from way back when he was working on the alaskan pipeline that was scrimshawed by an esikmo into a cribbage board....its pretty freaking sweet. I think the way this particular elk shed sits on its own, it would be a great board as well. But I am no artist. ;)

Title: Re: Antlers
Post by: huntnphool on October 28, 2007, 02:28:10 PM

My wife makes some pretty cool wreaths with them...........rf

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Post by: tlbradford on October 28, 2007, 04:45:25 PM

You can replace your "lever" type door handles with some antler.

Title: Re: Antlers
Post by: mossback91 on December 23, 2007, 04:27:12 PM

Ive seen some cool coffee tables made out of moose antlers.