PMisiaszek
Member
A friend just dropped off two bushel baskets of white-tail deer antler. I've read the threads on this site about turning antler, but I have a very basic question. The antler consists of the "soft" center core and the harder outer layer. In cutting and selecting blanks to turn for pens, must I select blanks in which all of my turning will be in the harder outer layer, or does it work OK to turn into the softer core? If it is OK to do so, will there be a visible difference in the finished pen between the harder outer layer and softer core?