Moose Antlers For Knife Handles?

[Glenfilthie]

I have seen elk and deer antlers used but never moose...have any of you guys done it?

 

[ncmtmike]

Take some good size blades for Moose huh? :idunno:

 

[LaBonte]

Yep - the tines are generally solid through. The palms can also be solid but are more often porous - dependent on size they can make some nice slabs.

 

[LRB]

I would second what LaBonte said.

 

[crockett]

No. There was one type of construction- I think it was called a mortised tang. I suppose you could reduce a section of moose antler for such a use. Actually, I wonder what moose antler is used for? I see prices quoted in a monthly trapping magazine so there must be some market for the material.

 

[Sperit de bois]

Slab, knife handles,use brass pins.Butt plugs for powder horns,powder measures...
not all moose antlers are big,,they start out smaller,some are just daggers,single points...
Tips are used for applied tips on powder horns,sewing kits,needle and threat fit inside a hollowed out section.

 

[omarick1948]

Moose antler tines are a number one choice for many horn makers for turning applied and screw tips, as mentioned above!__ Wish I could get more good ones!

Rick

 

[crockett]

I never knew that the tips on screw tips were made from antler- was it common? How does it turn on a lathe? How does it dye? I've always looked for horns with solid tips.

 

[Sperit de bois]

Try this site The Horners Bench,,, all about Powder Horns.

 

[BillinOregon]

And the end where the antler attaches to the skull makes one of the best heavy flint knapping hammers out there.

 

[hawkthrower]

Yes it was widely used and it turns great on a lathe. I oughta know cause I have broken alot of them lately

Ron

 

[Rifleman1776]

Wish I could get more good ones!

...first, ye kill a moose........ :wink:

 

[Rick Son]

Moose antler knife and rig made by Ned Buckshot feels excellent in the hand!Sign of the comanche sheath like Josie Wales says ~

 

[omarick1948]

Wish I could get more good ones!

...first, ye kill a moose........ :wink:

I would, but here in Nebraska, the Prairie Dogs eat them before ya can git a shot off!...... :rotf:

 

[Pete44ru]

This one's not gettin' chopped up :blah:

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