Hafting a Knive Blade to antler????

[eddy8888]

Anyone every done it ,, that works???

I have the blade and antler, but cant find any articials on how to cut of the wedge and glue it in place ....

Thanks

[cowboy]

I did a few eddy, not the primitive way but got the job done anyhow . I happen to have a band saw handy - I imagine a file will work with a little more time. Cut the notch into the end of your antler then glue the blade in. I used TBIII mixed with sawdust, not that it matters and artificial sinew - cause I hadn't collected any real stuff yet. Gut works good too, just ask Yankeemongiat .

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[huntertrapper]

were you mountin that deer and had the cape or is that how ya guys skin your deer in texas?

[El Destructo]

were you mountin that deer and had the cape or is that how ya guys skin your deer in texas?

Ohh....Yer one a dem Funny Guys....eh!!!

Try Gut and Hide Glue....works great....and if you dont have any Pine Pitch....what Cowboy mentioned....works great too for bedding the Blade....Now that I have some Backstrap Sinew again....I may stop with the Gut....but it really is fast and shrinks good when it dries....so it works as good as Sinew....and is about 5 times as fast to apply too.....

[michbowguy]

take the piece of antler that you are going to use for handle and boil it until center is soft, then use a flattened antler tine or rib bone,or even a flint drill and drillinto the center of the antler ...should be nice and soft now...
cut off as much antler you need to ensure good fit and a longer tang...
then press the blade down into the the antler handle while it is still rather soft...
then wait till dry.
this will be a SUPER STRONG FIT, but then you can fancy it up with some pitch glue and sinew and should be just fine.
thats one abo way.
mbg

[cowboy]

That sounds good mbg, haven't thought up any abo ways of doin it - will store that in my memory banks . No hunter, I would like to have the hide in one peice usually - but that was my brother's buck and he wanted it on the wall .

[eddy8888]

Thanks for all the different ways and materials to do it.

I will use a band saw to cut the antler and I have hide glue and artifical stuff for this one.

Eddy

[Cromm]

Show photo's when done!!!!!!

[Otoe Bow]

Good post guys.  I've got an obsidian blade (actually half of one that I broke) that I've been waiting to stick on a antler handle. 

If a guy doesn't have any pine trees for pitch, will pine tar (like you use on a baseball bat) work with charcoal? 

Mike

[El Destructo]

Good post guys.  I've got an obsidian blade (actually half of one that I broke) that I've been waiting to stick on a antler handle. 

If a guy doesn't have any pine trees for pitch, will pine tar (like you use on a baseball bat) work with charcoal? 

Mike

Sure will Mike....this is the thick Tar ...correct?? 4 parts Pine tar to 1 Part ground Charcoal

[DanaM]

Where do you buy pine tar??? Can't say I've seen it before.

[El Destructo]

Where do you buy pine tar??? Can't say I've seen it before.

Try Pinehollowlongbows....or Threerivers

[DanaM]

3rivers has pine pitch in little tins....

[El Destructo]

And I beleive that Pinehollow has it on a Stick....like a Slo-Poke Sucker!!!

[huntertrapper]

i figured you were capin er out. my dad does taxidermy and i know about capin and it looks like you do it right. for cuttin the hide at the right place.