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  1. 07-27-2014, 03:47 AM #1
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    Cool Turned Elk Antler #2

    My second attempt at the Turned Elk Antler, I actually used a file to get the grooves in there

    Overall Length = 105mm
    Knot size = 24mm
    Loft = 52mm
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    I really like the look and the feel of these brushes in hand, but they take a bit of care and concentration to work the antler on a lathe, I keep thinking I am going to push it just a tiny bit too much and I am going to see one explode

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    Have you ever tried to make scales out of Elk antler?

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    That is waaaaay coool . I do like that. Spinning is fun eh ? Kind of like disarming a bomb :<0)
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    I like it

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    Great looking brush! Do you have to seal antler?
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    Love it! Going to be turning some antler or bone real soon. Should be fun.
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    Nice work, Glenn-Do you get those antlers from kills, or do you find sheds? As I recall from my trips to the Rocky Mountain states, elk antler is about as ubiquitous out there as whitetail is here in the Southeast.
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    Looking good Glen, I really like how they have been turning out for you and the "turquoise" (if that is what it is?) is a nice touch. I know how hard it is to work antler from trying to make a set of scales. I have been working on a set now for going on two months and have wasted/scraped a lot.
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    I love the turquoise. It really compliments the antler.
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    That is nice! Love the look. What size knot is it? Those elk antlers are thick!
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