bitshird
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I think I may have just found a way to use the small tines of deer antler that have too much curve to drill without drilling through the bark, I had heard about boiling then tightening in a vise, but had also heard that it didn’t work.
It does, I boiled the smaller tines that were about ½ to ¾ in. where they came off of the beam, but were about 3 inches or so long and looked like they will turn out at 2 inches at least to .340 in. dia..
I boiled them for about 30 or 45 minutes, then tightened them up in a bench vise, some had to be done a couple of times due to compound curves, some had to have a piece of wood placed under the tip then tightened again to remove small curves at the tip.
Now I have reclaimed 6 (HOPEFULLY) pen barrels, all I have to do is figure out how long to let them dry, in order to get them straight, you have to get them quite soggy and wet, Maybe a trip or two through the microwave.
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Ken Ferrell
It does, I boiled the smaller tines that were about ½ to ¾ in. where they came off of the beam, but were about 3 inches or so long and looked like they will turn out at 2 inches at least to .340 in. dia..
I boiled them for about 30 or 45 minutes, then tightened them up in a bench vise, some had to be done a couple of times due to compound curves, some had to have a piece of wood placed under the tip then tightened again to remove small curves at the tip.
Now I have reclaimed 6 (HOPEFULLY) pen barrels, all I have to do is figure out how long to let them dry, in order to get them straight, you have to get them quite soggy and wet, Maybe a trip or two through the microwave.
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Ken Ferrell