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Coyote call made from Elk antler and walnut.
Spray lacquer finish.
About 5" long.
It required a lot of CA glue to stabilize the inside, the antler is very porous.
This one is a long range jackrabbit.
The walnut is scraps from some fancy wood I turned bowls out of. I just could not throw away the corners of the bowl blanks.

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That looks like a good size piece. How long does it take you to stabilize the horn? Do you use a ca glue accelerator to speed it up or just let it dry?
 

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Handsome piece. Where's the audio? Can we have a demo? :)

Is the antler porous in this section or in the entire antler? I thought most antler was pretty solid and stable unless left out in the elements or damaged from fighting or too close to the skull.
 

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The outside of the antler is solid from 1/8" to 1/4" but the inside is a soft porous honeycomb. I have tried saturating it with thin CA and it runs out the other end, so I use thick CA and let it soak in several coats from each end then drill a 3/4" hole all of the way through. Then I coat the hole with several coats of thick CA using accelerator between each coat.

I will try to post an audio of the calls…I'm not sure how to do it though.
 
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