Stuffins for my bags

[wildeagle]

Here's a couple of shot and powder measures, some pan brushes,vent picks, and a flint wallet that go with my bags.

The pan brush and pick are antler turned on a lathe as are the spouts on the shot bags.
The powder measures are white tail tines. Thanks for taking a look.

 

[Little Wattsy]

GOOD STUFF! :thumbsup: :thumbsup:

 

[wildeagle]

Thanks Wattsy, as you can see I've kinda gotten hooked on working on the lathe, it's alot like therapy. . Only bad thing is I'm running out of antlers and tips to play with.

 

[pc.knife]

Beautiful work! :thumbsup:

How colors antlers? I use onion skin, but the color is unstable...

 

[rabjr]

Niice! A lot of satisfaction making your own stuffin's ain't it? :thumbsup:

 

[chance]

Really like em!!!

 

[wildeagle]

You aint kidding Swamy. A great sense of accomplishment, seeing it in your mind and then giving birth to it so to speak. That's one of the things that I feel is so rich with this forum. I just love looking at all the neat and beautiful things that the guys here have created. :thumbsup:

 

[wildeagle]

Pc.knife, thanks for the compliment. Onion skins will give a light yellow to brown color, depending on the strength of the solution and amount of time the object is allowed to soak.
When I color antler I use Feiberlig leather dye. I leave the surface a little rough and apply 1 or 2 coats as needed. Then I use steel wool or scotch brite pads or similar abrasive to mellow the color so it is not as dark. This also puts a smooth finish to antler. I'm sure there are other methods, this works for me.
If I'm coloring horn ( cow, bison, ect. ) I use Rit dyes or homemade dyes from plants or vegetables. They seem to work better, maybe because the antler is harder or more dense.
After viewing some of your photos I can see you are an accomplished craftsman, good luck with your future projects. :thumbsup: