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General discussion => Contemporary Accoutrements => Topic started by: Mark Elliott on September 03, 2019, 10:44:46 PM
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Some of you may know that I had been looking for good deer antler for powder horn tips. I ordered some grade A Axis deer antler sheds off of ebay. I had previously cut up and drilled the antler and was very optimistic about it, but I just got around to turning it. I wanted to report that I couldn't be more pleased. The antler was dense, and even, and white all the way through. It turned relatively easily for bone using cryogentically hardened HSS. I finished it with just with a skew chisel and scrapers at about 1000 RPM and it looks like polished ivory. I have attached a photo of an antler blank and the finished product.
(https://i.ibb.co/xhRqGyP/Axisantlertip-1.jpg) (https://ibb.co/tBWpcSk)
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That turned out real nice! Thanks for sharing.
Fred
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Axis antler is great to work with! Nice job on the tip.
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Wow Mark! Super stuff!
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Does it take a stain.?
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Does it take a stain.?
I haven't tried yet. I will let you know when I do.
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It definitely looks quite nice, better than whitetail, IMHO.
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That's awesome Mark,...thanks for the follow up.
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Yep that axis antler is good stuff. I've found that moose antler can be really good also but you need to be able to pick your own.
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I'll have to look into getting some of the axis antler. Like Mr Barker stated moose antler turns really nice too. This tip is from some moose antler I had.
(https://i.ibb.co/D8WJCxv/20190831-151315.jpg) (https://ibb.co/nnmGcHY)
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A small priming horn I fabricated from an axis shed I picked up in South Texas. Nothing fancy. But good antler to work with for sure!
(https://i.postimg.cc/jqk0FkSp/8313-F897-AB16-4-E8-A-9-F69-45-B85-F08061-A.jpg) (https://postimg.cc/nM7Ps272)