To cut or not to cut??

[Loja man]

Working on finishing up a knife. First one I have done with elk antler or any other antler for that matter. So looking for opinions because I’m on the fence! To cut or not to cut the nose picker( tail of the tine)? Thinking of loping it off about 1/2” past my hand.
What say you all and why??

 

[recurvebill]

Personal taste , i would guess .

 

[Johnny Tremain]

It looks real cool just like, beside you never know when you might have to scratch your nose.
I would not, I like horn knives, they just look real comfy in your hands.

 

[deerstalkert]

leave it. be great for stirring eggs and flipping bacon.

 

[MooseHunter92]

I’d say leave the tine as is. Makes it a multi tool. And it looks good as is buddy

 

[Daryl Crawford]

It's not obtrusive. I'd leave it be as it looks plenty good to me.

 

[.36Rooster]

I would cut and round off and smooth to an aesthetic shape, and/or add a brass or copper end gap.

 

[59sharps]

Leave it looks cool. If you cut it then you have to add an end cap. Once it’s off you can’t put it back one. To me it would byvwhy the #// did I cut it off for.
Is and looks natural.

 

[Ames]

Cut it. File a recess 3/4" wide all around and pour pewter. Then file to shape.

 

[Omahkapi'si]

Leave it on. Make a nice eagle face if you can carve on it.

 

[oldwood]

Leave it on............very cool....

 

[user 48679]

FWIW, I left it on the caper I made because the tine I used was much shorter than yours.

 

[SOLANCO]

Leave it be. Doesn't strike me as a knife for ornate solutions to imaginary problems.

 

[Brokennock]

If it is in the way for some of your tasks, cut it. I like the earlier mentioned idea of the poured pewter cap.
If you use a starter for loading roundball, cut it and drill a small hole, attach a brass button jag of the correct diameter of your favorite caliber gun.

If it isn't in the way, leave it.

 

[The Crisco Kid]

See how well you like it after you have to reach waaaaay up inside a moose to cut things loose.

 

[MooseHunter92]

See how well you like it after you have to reach waaaaay up inside a moose to cut things loose.

Best advice so far

 

[Alan Ruuska]

Beautiful lines the way the knife is. I would only cut it if I found that it interfered with a task I did often.

 

[Loja man]

See how well you like it after you have to reach waaaaay up inside a moose to cut things loose.

I’ve not had to crawl inside a moose yet. I have crawled inside a couple Elk! They’re big critters!
I don’t feel like it’s in the way. For now I’m gonna leave it. There’s been some really good ideas though. I had contemplated pouring a pewter cap. The thought of carving an eagle is fun! I have done some carving but I’m not sure I want to take that on!
For those of you who like it as is this knife could be coming your way shortly

 

[Spyder83]

Looks good the why it is. But it is your choice.

 

[Cvkotvkse]

Personally, I'd leave it. You never know when you might need to pressure flake a new edge on a gunflint or a strike-a-light...