Thread: Schatt & Morgan Extra Hollow in Elk Antler

Well antler is not as easy to work with as I thought it would be. Trying to find a semi-straight piece six inches long was tough enough, then the first thing it did after I cut it was do a concave warp. I fought with the blanks for a long time before resorting to a stabilizing pin in the center of the scales and epoxy on the wedge to fill in the gaps.

The blade is extra hollow so I was forced to leave some pitting. I decided to go with it and I used the unbleached antler to give it a rustic look. I had to take off some edge material to get past the chips and pitting there, but I was left with a 32nd under 5/8 to work with (it started out around 11/16). There is still one small pit about a half inch from the toe that I just plan to live with.

Tang is etched "SCHATT & MORGAN CO" Second line "TITUSVILLE " then the pitting took out what I think should be "PA". The monkey tail is stamped "629".