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Old 02-03-2012, 11:51 PM
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Has anyone tried carving out of deer antlers? I have a couple short ones that I was thinking of turning into letter openers.
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Old 02-04-2012, 01:16 AM
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Hi Dereks

The dust is bad for you.Be sure to wear a good dust mask when carving any antler.

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Old 02-04-2012, 02:50 AM
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ive carved a few. the larger they are the more likely they will be pourious in the center. Tom Wolf has a walking stick book where he showes how to carve wood spirits in antlers. and i will second the dust being harmful. wear a mask for safty but they also stink when being carved
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Old 02-06-2012, 12:47 AM
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Thanks for the info. I had heard around that the dust was bad, but I wasn't sure. I'll probably wait and carve it in the summer when I can have the garage door open to help with the smell. Bit cold for that kind of nonsense right now.
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You don't need ANY antler dust up your beak. How many ways are there to spell NASTY ????
Outdoors (NOT even in an open garage in summer.)
I have a ShopVac hook-up for shell dust when I'm carving shells but nothing less than that.
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Old 02-06-2012, 12:36 PM
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Has anyone tried carving out of deer antlers? I have a couple short ones that I was thinking of turning into letter openers.

antlers in the tree tops, by who goosed da moose.
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