Turned Elk Antler

**gssixgun** · 06-22-2014, 04:46 AM

About a month ago I started messing with this project I just wanted to see how it would work out..

I took a section of the straightest Elk Antler I had, and locked it in the chuck and started turning it down S L O W L Y

after I had the shape I wanted I drilled out the hole for the knot..

So now I had a very lightweight brush handle, as you know the center of Elk Antler is full of holes, so I decided to try the Vacuum Chamber on it, I have never had so many bubbles rise up,

It took 72 hours of gradually increasing the vacuum to finally get the bubbles to stop, when I took the handle out it had drastically increased in weight.. After 2 weeks the handle finally was fully dried..
I added the Turquoise to the bottom and proceeded to polish the brush out, the turned antler came out just beautiful almost like ivory so I was really happy with that ..

Just set the 22mm Overstuffed Silvertip knot at 52mm loft...

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Thanks for looking

**Razorfeld** · 06-22-2014, 04:53 AM

The turquoise bottom makes it look like cut out of a water, beach and dunes scene. Nice.

**Hirlau** · 06-22-2014, 04:55 AM

It did turn out beautiful,,,,, but we've gotta get some Amber on that base,,,,,

**walleyeman** · 06-22-2014, 11:14 AM

Nicely done. I take it that you stabilized it??

Ray

**Haroldg48** · 06-22-2014, 11:21 AM

Beautiful...and I'm with Razorfeld on the water, beach and dunes...and I know my beaches!

**gssixgun** · 06-22-2014, 03:01 PM

Originally Posted by walleyeman

Nicely done. I take it that you stabilized it??

Ray

Hmmm Yes and No I stop short of that claim, because a good Stabilization Company does Vacuum followed by Pressure treatment, but in essence yes, I run it down to about 27 inHg and leave whatever in the chamber until the bubbles stop plus 1 hour...
This does a pretty darn good job on on Razor related stuff since we work in "Thin and Small" material so you get pretty much 100% penetration..

**HARRYWALLY** · 06-22-2014, 03:19 PM

That's a sweet looking brush. Love the turquoise on the bottom.

**cudarunner** · 06-22-2014, 03:28 PM

I like it!

Did you happen to weigh the horn before and after and if not what does it weigh now? Just wondering

Nice work!

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**gssixgun** · 06-22-2014, 03:52 PM

I didn't Roy, and I should have, if I try this again I will though, because it really took in some product

**cudarunner** · 06-22-2014, 03:59 PM

Originally Posted by gssixgun

I didn't Roy, and I should have, if I try this again I will though, because it really took in some product

I'm thinking that there must be a link between this and before pics!

Very nice work nevertheless

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