spitfire
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I want to try some antler pens, I was going to order from woodturningz.com but was curious how many pens I would/should be able to get from that 1lb.
Originally posted by edman2
I can generally get 3 pens from a pound although it does vary with the horn.
I tried to find the article about boiling antler but got timed out by our wonderful search tool. But, everything I've read about boiling antler for pens and for knife handles says about 20 minutes for boiling before it is placed in a vise.
edit: Finally found the thread:
http://www.penturners.org/forum/topic.asp?TOPIC_ID=27804&SearchTerms=antler
This should allow you to increase the number of pens per pound.