Elk horn slabs

[blksmith]

I have some Elk Horn Sheds where the main stem is to big for a handle.
How would I go about taking a 1/8 or 1/4 inch section out of the center?
What would be good to hold the horn and be removable after the cutting?
Is water glass water soluable?
Take care
TJ Smith

 

[Dennis Morland]

If I understand your question correctly, just check this WIP out. You can cut elk horn on a band saw pretty easily. If you use a guard/fence you can make the cut fairly straight using this method.

http://knifedogs.com/showthread.php?40600-How-to-square-up-a-odd-shaped-knife-handle

DeMo

 

[wall e]

I dunno about the waterglass question but using chicago screws would make the scales removable.
Am unsure as to why one would want to remove scales unless as a display item.

 

[blksmith]

Sorry. Don,t want to remove the scales from the knife. I want to remove the scales from whatever i use to hold them while cutting a section out of the center to make them smaller in diameter.
Take care
TJ Smith

 

[wall e]

Using a bandsaw and taking your time it is fairly easy.

 

[wall e]

Depending on how your planning on using the shed the whole thing can be used as a handle for full tangs, hidden tangs and even go as far as to use the long skinny ones to hold a fire steel and pair it with the knife handle that it was cut from.
However you use it DO NOT TRY TO DRIVE THE ANTLER ONTO A TANG!!!!!!!! I tried it once to prove I could do where others failed and split 3/4 of the handle. The interior is porus but much like straight grained wood, splits waay too easy.

 

[NEILYEAG]

And it smells so go when you cut it on the Band Saw.....

 

[wall e]

Baaaaaah its when you start sanding it flat on the disk that it smells reallly good.