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If you soak the antler in water for a few hours it makes it softer and easier to drill and cut. Don't work it too much until it dries because the shape can change when it's wet, not much but it could come out a bit oval if you're not careful.
Thanks! I've heard of others doing this so that they could bend an antler to a certain shape, but haven't tried it. I will occasionally spray water on it while drilling to keep down the dust.
Thanks for watching! This is a fun project. I recommend keeping a fan to your side to blow away the dust / odor. I like to do it on the edge of my garage or patio.
Good point! It's very doable with a hand drill and orbital sander. Just try to get the hole as straight as possible. There again, it doesn't have to be perfect.
This is really neat. Thank you. 👍 I'm now wondering if I could make it in the microwave. Time for some cautious and careful experimentation me thinks. All the best.
You might be able to pull this off in the microwave, but I would experiment. I'm not sure how mineral oil will do in the microwave. I like the stovetop method because I can continually stir and thoroughly mix the wax with the mineral oil. The oil doesn't have to be super hot to melt the wax. If the wax is broken into smaller chunks that will facilitate the melting.
I like this idea. I found a moose antler I want to mount it like this, to hold my sword. I wonder if this idea would hold or some epoxy or cement mold would work?
You could just try the epoxy, but I think over time it would hold up better with some kind of screw to fasten it to the board (along with epoxy) But you could epoxy it to something like a dowel perhaps. With a dowel you'd have to get a pretty straight hole and make the antler fit over the dowel. Just an idea.
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Thanks for the 'hearting'. I've since taken a closer look at those star head screws and they're of the security variety, but the post in the middle clearly didn't do its job, fortunately for me!
Recently, my old toaster got wrecked after a jam so I had to replace it. I have something of a personal tradition that I got from my dad of dismantling appliances being disposed of, so was very relieved that I found some bits in the budget screwdriver set I have with that 'funny shape' to fit some of the screws on the old toaster. It's the first-ever time I'd used such a type, so I was wondering about these star-shaped screw heads. I now have some 'free' star head screws for some future project I may have and I know I have a screwdriver that fits them!
Try clicking on it again. This link takes you to Gumroad and they may ask for an email for the plans download, but you can unsubscribe later if you like.
Thanks for the comment If you click on the blog link in the video description you can find another link to the PDF plans that are stored on a site called Gum Road. The plans show more about the dimensions for the base.
THANK YOU THANK YOU THANK YOU!!! For telling me a bit comes in the box! Saved me a couple hour trip to Home Depot or Harbor Freight. My husband passed, and I have cataracts so bad I didn't see that the box had Free bit included printed on it! I watched your video and immediately went over to the box that he had sitting here, that I just opened, and sure enough, there it was!!!
I haven't thought about it from that standpoint since I was just focusing on the grip area. Of course, you could continue with the spiral wrap the whole length of the stick. Hopefully that doesn't make the hiking stick heavier or bulkier.
Surprised few knife builders has't any labels indicating sizes and matches handle with the standard glove size. Yes, there are a few. I'm new to my Beaver Craft, much like yours is a beauty, but their handle simply a small diameter, and to short reluctantly, I had to build my own handle for it. I'm trying Badger State Blades next they seem to be getting fairly good reviews, and I agree with you about needing to fix yourself and fill the waters Thanks
I think they're called a center finder square. They work on smaller blocks or smaller dowels to help find the center. However, it's not required since there are other ways to find the center.
Sorry, didn’t mean to be critical. I have no idea how dry and hard your wood is. I have cut and drilled a dozen blanks, and it will become a whittling project for a Friday afternoon group. Thank you for the fun idea.
@@DarkRumAgain No apology needed. I seem to get this feedback on a few of my other videos, but the knives are razor sharp. Sometimes it can be the wood is not the best basswood. I do carve very slowly though and it will appear like the knife (or me) is struggling. Sometimes if I feel like the blade is catching too much in the grain, I'll pull it out and come from the other direction. There can be a lot of factors. Happy whittling!
