If you need to bring back color to faded antler & stabilize them what is the procedure. 1) color 2) slab & shape 3) stabilize. Or? What do you use to stabilize? What to color?
The "swell" (high side) can come in handy for making the knife more right-handed or left-handed friendly... I have made some custom Opinel knives with Sambar stag rolls, and noticed this where the knife felt more comfortable in my left or right hand.
Just found your channel, great and helpful videos. My question is what kind of antler are you using? I have some whitetail antlers I'll like to use for handles. TIA
Very helpful video. I just made my first knife with antler scales, and the blue tape and superglue trick was a lifesaver. Thanks for sharing!
Thanks, glad it helped.
Dude! On Christmas Eve? Way to go man!
I had to get the knives done for Christmas
If you need to bring back color to faded antler & stabilize them what is the procedure. 1) color 2) slab & shape 3) stabilize. Or?
What do you use to stabilize?
What to color?
Do you color if the antler is bleach. What to use? Do you stabilize. If so before or after coloring.
The blue tape and super glue trick is awesome! Thanks for sharing your skills with us.
You skipped the main fucking part of shanding
Nice i dont like using antlers that smell stays with you
The "swell" (high side) can come in handy for making the knife more right-handed or left-handed friendly... I have made some custom Opinel knives with Sambar stag rolls, and noticed this where the knife felt more comfortable in my left or right hand.
Que gran trabajo! Exelente! Gracias por mostrarlo! Un gran saludo desde Argentina!!
Gracias por verlo
Just found your channel, great and helpful videos. My question is what kind of antler are you using? I have some whitetail antlers I'll like to use for handles. TIA
Thanks, I use mostly mule deer, but whitetail should pretty much be the same.
Great job. 👍👍
The pins are only sit in there without glue or something?
The pins also have epoxy before sticking them in there.
Very nice video, I did this yesterday to a schrade old timer sharp finger knife
Is spongy material inside exposed at all. If so is that good or what do you do about that ? I really couldn't tell in the video.
Where you get pins for handle?
They are 1/8 brass rods and your hardware store.
Very cool! I'm putting elk antler scales on my Bowie knife and I wanted to see how I could do that, awesome!
Mmmm smells good when you sand it... LOL
You have a way with words . Different I must say.
Excellent video!
Thanks
You never stabilize your antler ??
great idea with the tape, thanks for the info
Sir you just taught me so many things. Thank you
Are any of your knives for sale ?
May I ask what technique you use to flush the pins into the antler handle? Do you sand the outer scale?
At 9:00 he mentions sanding or peening and that he is sanding them on this one.
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One thing this rookie forgot to mention was to make sure the antlers you use are stabilized!