backtines
Well-Known Member
Hey guys , just wondering how you guys drill your, stag, ivory, bone , etc .. Scales ?
When I drill this stuff, I always put a piece do tape on the bottome of my scales to prevent "blowouts, or chips ". But I sometimes get a clean hole and more then less , I don't.. I'm always having to grind down deeper then I want to , to clean up the blowout .. It sucks when I drill through a piece of antler and I have a blow out in the deep part of the groove. I then need to grind all the good stuff away just to get rid ofthe blow out .
Can you guys tell me what I'm doing wrong ? Can you tell me the way you drill through this stuff?
I haves ice piece of mammoth ivory , that I've had for a few years and am a little afraid to drill it because of this..
Or do I look at this in a completely different way and accept the blow outs and clean them up later.. ( which is what I've been doing all along )
Your thoughts ?
When I drill this stuff, I always put a piece do tape on the bottome of my scales to prevent "blowouts, or chips ". But I sometimes get a clean hole and more then less , I don't.. I'm always having to grind down deeper then I want to , to clean up the blowout .. It sucks when I drill through a piece of antler and I have a blow out in the deep part of the groove. I then need to grind all the good stuff away just to get rid ofthe blow out .
Can you guys tell me what I'm doing wrong ? Can you tell me the way you drill through this stuff?
I haves ice piece of mammoth ivory , that I've had for a few years and am a little afraid to drill it because of this..
Or do I look at this in a completely different way and accept the blow outs and clean them up later.. ( which is what I've been doing all along )
Your thoughts ?