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Main Discussion Area => Flintknapping => Topic started by: ordcorpdw on October 08, 2011, 09:41:05 pm

Title: antler tools
Post by: ordcorpdw 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.
Title: Re: antler tools
Post by: bowtarist 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.
Title: Re: antler tools
Post by: ordcorpdw 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.
Title: Re: antler tools
Post by: PeteDavis on October 10, 2011, 11:54:35 pm

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

(http://www.fototime.com/90FC40B9CE8B369/standard.jpg)

Pete Davis
Title: Re: antler tools
Post by: Tower on October 11, 2011, 12:03:51 am
That's a nice lookin abo kit!
Title: Re: antler tools
Post by: bubby 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
Title: Re: antler tools
Post by: bowtarist 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
Title: Re: antler tools
Post by: ordcorpdw on October 11, 2011, 09:48:11 pm
Nice! Know what I'm doing this weekend.