antlers straightening(yes)

guts · 09-09-2007, 01:09 PM

Can antlers be straightened,yes they can,all I did was boil it for about ten minutes and put it in the vice,it might change shape in time but for now it's straighter,will let everyone know if it changes.

Rifleman1776 · 09-09-2007, 02:45 PM

All the antler stuff I've done over the years, I'd a never thunk it. I'm going to try. Wife is gone today, nobody to complain about the stink, if there is any. ;)

guts · 09-09-2007, 03:01 PM

Frank,I cooked it in the house,no smell at all,I tried another one that did not do as well,it was kinda flat on one side and did'nt stay as straight,I think using antler as round as possible is the best bet,it's been out of the vice for a little over an hour and no change.

leehljp · 09-09-2007, 04:46 PM

THANKS for that information. I have an antler that Is like your and I have been asked to make a duck call out of it. I have put it off trying to figure out how to segment it due to its curve. I will give this method a try!

guts · 09-09-2007, 05:01 PM

Hank,I hope it works for you.

wdcav1952 · 09-09-2007, 08:19 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by Rifleman1776

All the antler stuff I've done over the years, I'd a never thunk it. I'm going to try. Wife is gone today, nobody to complain about the stink, if there is any. ;)

Frank, I'm sure she is used to how you smell! :D;)

Ligget · 09-10-2007, 03:06 AM

Good one Cav!:D
Thanks for sharing Bill![:p]

johncrane · 09-10-2007, 06:36 AM

Good one Bill be interesting too see if it holds.

alamocdc · 09-10-2007, 09:10 AM

I'm quite interested in the follow up. Will it stay straight (or relatively so)? Keep us posted, Bill, and thanks for sharing![8D]

ed4copies · 09-10-2007, 10:21 AM

I would be very concerned that it will "seek it's original shape". So, after turning off a bunch and making a pen, the antler attempts to bend again, creating cracks.

Please DO keep us informed on this. Certainly would be nice if we could straighten without fear of later problems!!!

CREATIVE THINKING, in any event!!! Congrats!!!:):)

09-09-2007, 01:09 PM	#1 (permalink)
guts Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: burleson, texas, USA. Posts: 1,317 Photos: 2	antlers straightening(yes) Can antlers be straightened,yes they can,all I did was boil it for about ten minutes and put it in the vice,it might change shape in time but for now it's straighter,will let everyone know if it changes. __________________ Bill,Burleson Texas,Good night Chesty where ever you are.

09-09-2007, 02:45 PM	#2 (permalink)
Rifleman1776 Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Mountain Home, Arkansas, USA. Posts: 7,209 Photos: 0	All the antler stuff I've done over the years, I'd a never thunk it. I'm going to try. Wife is gone today, nobody to complain about the stink, if there is any. ;) __________________ Frank Mountain Home, Arkansas \"All animals are equal, but some animals are more equal than others.\" from Animal Farm by George Orwell

09-09-2007, 03:01 PM	#3 (permalink)
guts Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: burleson, texas, USA. Posts: 1,317 Photos: 2	Frank,I cooked it in the house,no smell at all,I tried another one that did not do as well,it was kinda flat on one side and did'nt stay as straight,I think using antler as round as possible is the best bet,it's been out of the vice for a little over an hour and no change. __________________ Bill,Burleson Texas,Good night Chesty where ever you are.

09-09-2007, 04:46 PM	#4 (permalink)
leehljp Member Liaison Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: Tunica, MS, previously Japan (26 years) Posts: 4,589 Photos: 46	THANKS for that information. I have an antler that Is like your and I have been asked to make a duck call out of it. I have put it off trying to figure out how to segment it due to its curve. I will give this method a try! __________________ Hank Lee Experience is what you get when you don't get what you wanted!

09-09-2007, 05:01 PM	#5 (permalink)
guts Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: burleson, texas, USA. Posts: 1,317 Photos: 2	Hank,I hope it works for you. __________________ Bill,Burleson Texas,Good night Chesty where ever you are.

09-10-2007, 03:06 AM	#7 (permalink)
Ligget Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: SCOTLAND Posts: 11,279 Photos: 131	Good one Cav!:D Thanks for sharing Bill![:p] __________________ LIGGET PEN WORKS

09-10-2007, 06:36 AM	#8 (permalink)
johncrane Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. Posts: 7,244 Photos: 186	Good one Bill be interesting too see if it holds. __________________ SUCH IS LIFE. Down Under.

09-10-2007, 09:10 AM	#9 (permalink)
alamocdc Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: San Antonio, Texas, USA. Posts: 7,962 Photos: 232	I'm quite interested in the follow up. Will it stay straight (or relatively so)? Keep us posted, Bill, and thanks for sharing![8D] __________________ Billy B. San Antonio, TX www.acdcreations.com "It has been said that politics is the second oldest profession. I have learned that it bears a striking resemblance to the first." - Ronald Reagan

09-10-2007, 10:21 AM	#10 (permalink)
ed4copies Local Chapter Manager Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Racine, WI, USA. Posts: 19,537 Photos: 21	I would be very concerned that it will "seek it's original shape". So, after turning off a bunch and making a pen, the antler attempts to bend again, creating cracks. Please DO keep us informed on this. Certainly would be nice if we could straighten without fear of later problems!!! CREATIVE THINKING, in any event!!! Congrats!!!:):) __________________ Ed Brown - ZipIt--to help build chapters (click for explanation) "Often copied....NEVER duplicated!!!" Now offering Berea Baron and Sedona pens!! click on blue to see what's NEW "If you have not visited today, you missed new products!"

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