antlers and wood

Definitely, I can help, send them to POB 311 Laingsburg, MI. No I could’nt do that to you. Actually a couple ideas are buttons, cut them cross wise drill four little holes in them and you have a button. They also make great handles for doors. Just cut to length. You can go from there.

-- Mike. mwurm13@yahoo.com

Work them like hard wood, I cut them on the band saw, use a dremel, sanders or files to shape, polish them with buffing wheels ( gently they burn) also, the smell when cutting deters some folks, but the end results are worth it, unlimited potential. A few folks here make things out of them. Check my projects I have a few things there with antler. If you go to photobucket.com, mtnwild, projects, I have a whole lot more things with antler. Mostly knife handles and hat pins with scrimshaw. Lucky you, have fun.

-- mtnwild (Jack), It's not what you see, it's how you see it.

Work them like hard wood, I cut them on the band saw, use a dremel, sanders or files to shape, polish them with buffing wheels ( gently they burn) also, the smell when cutting deters some folks, but the end results are worth it, unlimited potential. A few folks here make things out of them. Check my projects I have a few things there with antler. My display cabinets have antler handles. Couple of canes. If you go to photobucket.com, mtnwild, projects, I have a whole lot more things with antler. Mostly knife handles and hat pins with scrimshaw. Lucky you, have fun. Sorry it double posted when I hit edit.

-- mtnwild (Jack), It's not what you see, it's how you see it.

They are used quite often in pen turning.

-- Hope Never fails

if you have enough of them, they make an awesome chandelier

-- http://www.furnituremann.ca/

You could also sell them! Lots of knife makers out there!

-- Bob Vila would be so proud of you!

Thanks for the ideas….I have ALOT of antlers. My friend would be mighty disappointed in me if I sold them, since that is what he does….. I am into the bigger projects, so will try the chandelier, use some for handles, make some tables, I don’t know what else, keep the suggestions coming! I don’t do turning, no equipment, but that is an interesting idea! The smell is awful when drilling, so will have to perfume my mask…it is enough to make it hard for me to get going on it. Mtnwild, thanks for the link!

I use them for drawer pulls, lamp decorations and walking stick handles.

-- Randy, Rustic Artisan, a family tradition. (No PM's - auto-deleted.) - "I am a seeker, not a follower."

Take a look in the Cabela’s catalog or their web site, www.cabelas.com . They have a lot of home and cabin decor items made from antlers (immitation). Their chandeliers are especially impressive, and expensive. This will give you some ideas. Your antlers have a lot of market potential.

-- "Heaven is North of the Bridge"

I envy you – South Africa doesn’t have animals that shed antlers. I’d love to have access to them.

-- I may be schizophrenic, but at least I have each other.

what type of sheds are they?

-- Dan, Sterling Alaska, http://sullcon.homestead.com/ Before you criticise some one, walk a mile in their shoes...then you will be a mile away and you have their shoes!