Thanks Ken and Gary . SO , a good polish , like Meguires Plast-X ?
What I have is some Whitetail antler my cousin gave me . It has some age on it . Do you soak the blanks in something to make them whiter ? How about stabilizing them ? Is this necessary ?
Thanks for posting the pic Gary !
What I have is some Whitetail antler my cousin gave me . It has some age on it . Do you soak the blanks in something to make them whiter ? How about stabilizing them ? Is this necessary ?
Thanks for posting the pic Gary !
Gary did qualify what he likes with his opening post.
For some folks, the more bone showing, looking ivory-like, the better. Others think having some bark left on is a more natural effect. And, even others might like some porous (marrow center) areas showing. I think, with whitetail antler, what you get is what you git. I'll agree, elk is often too large, all porous stuff is not desirable.
We where yacking about the best way to cut antler.
For my money the very best piece is as close to the tip as you can get.
I used a casing to show where I would saw at.
What I have is some Whitetail antler my cousin gave me . It has some age on it . Do you soak the blanks in something to make them whiter ? How about stabilizing them ? Is this necessary ?
Thanks for posting the pic Gary !
The curved parts make the best pens, theyre just harder to drill. Start with a small bit and work your way up to the desired hole. I find the curved antler leave the best natural surface, or bark as some call it.I haven't done much white tail, the antlers I have here that I was told was WT are very curved and relatively small so they will be harder to work with.