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Offline ordcorpdw

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antler tools
« on: October 08, 2011, 09:41:05 pm »
Why how I have missed the forum....just scored some elk antlers at a local thrift shop. 8 bucks for the set. Trying to figure what I can get out of them. Knife handles, buttons but most importantly knapping tools. Anybody post pics of your antler tools so I can figure where to cut what and what to make. Thanks.

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Re: antler tools
« Reply #1 on: October 09, 2011, 12:50:34 am »
There have been several posts in the past several weeks w/ tools.  Look through the past posts and you should have some luck.  Great deal on the antlers, good job/find.
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Offline ordcorpdw

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Re: antler tools
« Reply #2 on: October 09, 2011, 05:07:43 am »
Lucky I guess. They were on a shelf well above eye level. Goes to show you will never know what you might find. I'm still not that great at knapping but I cant seem to stop. I got a few ugly points that I'm pretty confident would take an animal but I am hungry for these works of art that everyone produces.

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Re: antler tools
« Reply #3 on: October 10, 2011, 11:54:35 pm »

Five moose billets, two whitetail, two dogwood, hammerstones and tines.



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Re: antler tools
« Reply #4 on: October 11, 2011, 12:03:51 am »
That's a nice lookin abo kit!
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Re: antler tools
« Reply #5 on: October 11, 2011, 02:49:13 am »
their's a video on youtube on building a antler tine pressure flaker, (makeing an antler & bone pressure flaker) it's a good one, Bub
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Re: antler tools
« Reply #6 on: October 11, 2011, 01:26:01 pm »
Yup, that was one of the pictures I was talking about.  How does the dogwood work?  I've got some Iron wood, Blue Beech, that I've cut for handles, and Iwas thinking about using a piece for a indirect flaking hammer.  Is that what they are for?  Thanks for a reply, dpgratz
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Offline ordcorpdw

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Re: antler tools
« Reply #7 on: October 11, 2011, 09:48:11 pm »
Nice! Know what I'm doing this weekend.