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You're probably right.

Well I made a pot of what I think is strong tea. 6 family size bags in a quart of water. Soaked a piece of scrap antler (off same piece I'm using as handle) overnite. Disappointed in results. It did darken the antler a bit. But not as much as I expected. Perhaps longer?

Tulsa area now. But was born in KCMO and lived in Coffeyville KS. for may years.

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Should be maker marked either on blade or on guard. (Should be a Camillus). Neither of which is shown. That would bother me. Lots of fake out there. But the sheath looks legit. So might be worth a chance.

THANKS! I check the look of tea stained antler and like it. Soak in linseed oil for how long? Thanks for the tips.

Thanks. I knew I would need to epoxy the bone to the tang. Will the Derlin take stain? I'd like to stain it to an aged look. And perhaps cut some grooves. I've seen dog chew bones on ebay. And believe I can them locally as well. How would one prepare a bone for making a knife handle? I've read...

Welcome! What part of Ks.? I'm from SE, but live in NE OK. now.

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What I do is basically re-handle projects on old poor condition military knives. Basically I try to buy ones in such poor condition that they: A. Can be obtained cheap. And B. Have lost historical collector value. But I believe that they are generally made of great steel and are a worthy basis...

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Yes! That's very much what I'm hoping for. Here is basically where I am now. Need to color the antler with something. I tried leather dye on a scrap piece, but it stained the whole thing and wouldn't sand off the high areas. Want to color/seal the antler before final attaching and finishing.

For a guard, take an old garage sale/flea market Stainless Steel spoon, preferably a fairly thick one. Hammer it flat and cut off the handle. Using a drill and a dremel, cut out a slot for your tang. Cut it undersize. Then cut out oversize shape of guard you desire. Grind down to actual size you...

I've made some out of black plastic auto inner fender/bumper plastic found on side of road at wreck sites. It's made to withstand weather, but doesn't shine up very well. You gotta have a band saw to saw out flat pieces where they can be found.

I apologize for not being clear. I have a large Elk antler tip that I have made into a hidden tang knife handle. The antler is pretty much white'ish (cream etc) in color. And I want to retain that on most of it. Basically what I'm hoping to do is add brown highlights in the "veins" on the...

Looks good to me.

Can you sand it smooth on high areas?

Is there no way to hand polish?

I'm working on my 1st hidden tang antler handle using an Elk tip. Getting to the point where I want to begin finishing the handle. All Youtube video's I've found on antler polishing, are done using a buffing wheel. Which I don't have. But I do have lots of elbow grease. Can anyone tell me how to...

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