newedgeforge Posted June 19, 2018 Share Posted June 19, 2018 Morning Everyone, Does anyone know where I can get a decent price on deer antler material? A friend of mine has asked me to build him a utility knife, and wanted to have a hidden tang with deer antler handle. The knife will be 9 inches total. He wants the handle to be about 5 inches in length. I have been looking around different sites but not much luck. Any suggestions? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
4elements Posted June 19, 2018 Share Posted June 19, 2018 I have seen antler sold as chew toys for dogs at my local COOP. You haven't put your location in your profile so it's not possible to give you a definitive reply for your area of the world Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HammerMonkey Posted June 19, 2018 Share Posted June 19, 2018 Early spring is when deer shed their antlers. If you live near the forest you can hike around and if you are lucky, you can find sheds, but as 4elements said... for all we know, you might live in the middle of Antarctica, Death Valley or on a coral atoll in the middle of the Pacific Ocean. Lol. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JHCC Posted June 19, 2018 Share Posted June 19, 2018 My neighbor two doors down has some old elk antlers lying out on a rubbish pile. They're pretty weathered, so I'm sure he wouldn't mind you taking them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
newedgeforge Posted June 19, 2018 Author Share Posted June 19, 2018 Haha, I am in SE Michigan, I updated the profile. I have never done any work with Antler before, so I'd thought I'd ask. The cheapest I have been able to find X-Large antler is around $15 online. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ThomasPowers Posted June 19, 2018 Share Posted June 19, 2018 You live in Michigan and don't know anybody that hunts? GET OFF THE INTERNET AND TALK WITH PEOPLE! Guy at my church gave me some massive elk racks to use for handles---too pretty to cut up so I gave them to my stepson for his mancave. Many hunters have a damaged rack or two they might be willing to part with. (You might want to watch Escanaba in da Moonlight to understand how weird I thought it was asking everyone in the world about a location specific issue...) Moscow Hide and Fur is where I get stuff I can't source locally----pretty much Moose antler pieces... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Irondragon Forge ClayWorks Posted June 21, 2018 Share Posted June 21, 2018 On 6/19/2018 at 8:08 AM, JHCC said: he wouldn't mind you taking them. You mean if the mice & squirrels haven't eaten them yet. I had a lot of deer antler laying on my wood lathe table and in about 6 months the best of them were ruined by mice. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JHCC Posted June 21, 2018 Share Posted June 21, 2018 They are actually almost completely calcified. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SLAG Posted June 22, 2018 Share Posted June 22, 2018 The mice and other herbivores eat strange things like antlers etc. But I suspect that they are doing so to get salt. Salt (NaCl), is essential for our stomach acid, (hydrochloric acid = HCl), and also blood fluid. The latter is a solution of mainly water with 0.9% salt, and other trace components. Herbivorous animals are often forced to travel miles in order to eat at natural salt deposits. That is the reason why farmers put salt lick bricks In their fields for their cows, sheep etc. SLAG. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ThomasPowers Posted June 22, 2018 Share Posted June 22, 2018 "Here are the five key nutrients animals get from chewing deer antlers: Protein Fat Fiber Calcium Phosphorus Out of these 5 nutrients, calcium and phosphorus are the main two" From wideopenspaces.com Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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