| Project by hairy | posted 12-03-2012 03:50 PM | 2500 views | 5 times favorited | 11 comments |  |
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I had a little piece of walnut that had some nice curl in it. It was just right for this. All I did to it was round the edges to make it user friendly, I wanted to make sure the tree wasn’t top heavy.
Thanks for all the good advice when I was working on this. I went with epoxy to hold it together. I just washed the antlers in Dawn, waxed and buffed, I like the results.
Antler is not what I was expecting, as far as working it. Denser than I imagined, I was thinking it would be porous. I would advise wearing a particle mask. The challenge to me was to hold it in something other than my hand while I worked it. I wrapped it with toilet paper, then wrapped that with blue tape. I cut the tape open so I could take it off and put it back on easily.
5” x 6” x 11” tall. Walnut with Formby’s tung oil finish.
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AlBCuttnWud
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#1 posted 12-03-2012 04:10 PM
What a neat idea. I may have to borrow, this would be perfect to display the bolt action pen I just made. How did you round off the base of the antler?
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#2 posted 12-03-2012 04:15 PM
Nice display, great idea.
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hairy
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#3 posted 12-03-2012 04:22 PM
Thanks!! I used files on the antler base. It took a while to sneak up on the fit. When I drilled the hole in the antler, I started with 1/8” and worked my way up to 1/2”. I didn’t want the bit to grab and jerk the antler from the hold.
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#4 posted 12-03-2012 08:23 PM
Very smart work!
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#5 posted 12-04-2012 02:33 AM
Beautiful job….....no…....a fantastic work of art!
I would have loved to have seen the other antler and the deer that carried them.
Simply beautiful.
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#6 posted 12-04-2012 11:15 AM
Very beautiful Hairy!!
Great work!!
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#7 posted 12-04-2012 11:34 AM
That turned out very nice….great idea
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#8 posted 12-04-2012 12:02 PM
Well done!
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#9 posted 12-04-2012 02:19 PM
Nice work!
Roger
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#10 posted 12-04-2012 02:47 PM
Very kool idea Hairy. That base really pops nicely
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#11 posted 12-06-2012 02:55 AM
You’ve made a very evocative piece Harry, a great found free form with a delightful purpose. Just string me up randomly with my favourite stuff why don’t you.
“that had some nice curl in it”, well you got to be kidding, what a chunk of wood.
gene
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