Thread: 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
Overstuffed Silvertip Bulb
Base is Nickel Silver and Recon Turquoise

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

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

Nice work...

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

I like it

I figure that you are either going to stalk a bull with the proper configuration of his rack to use for brushes OR Die Trying!

Great looking brush! Do you have to seal antler?

Love it! Going to be turning some antler or bone real soon. Should be fun.

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.

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.

I love the turquoise. It really compliments the antler.

That is nice! Love the look. What size knot is it? Those elk antlers are thick!