All About Pocket Knives

G'day all,

I shot this stag maybe 12 years ago and gifted it to my wife. she decorated the skull and hung it in her make-up room for a few years but it's been collecting dust for a while now. I'm thinking of putting it to use and trying to re-cover an old slipjoint. I've toyed around with putting together a few fixed blades but haven't touched a slipjoint.
What would be an easy to find slip joint worth a try for a first timer?

Im sure I'll fail to do it justice but its a nice set of bone with beautiful pearling. Head is about 34" or so and the tines are all 8-14", obviously a bit of scrap but should get a few out of it.

Brushfire,
The color and surface texture (pearling, gnarl, popcorn, etc.) on those antlers are perfect, and has the potential to be gorgeous on any knife!
As far as the type of knife to begin with, pretty much any should do. I am not sure which brands are easy available Down Under, but most any slipjoint knife that you can find used could be a good candidate. From a traditional Case, to a Swiss Army knife, to a shell-handle conversion (Richards, Imperial), most any knife would be greatly improved by being clothed in that sweet stag!
If getting pin stock and things like that are a concern, you might even try buying a new knife kit. Amazon has some that are worth trying out, if they also are available to you there.
https://a.co/d/5EFUE9x

Whatever knife you choose, beware: this becomes a fun and addicting hobby!!

Bushfire, I agree with Reverand (as I frequently do). That is a gorgeous looking rack, and if you have the equipment and know how to slice the tines into knife-handle slabs, you will have enough for quite a few top quality knife handles. If you aren't sure of what you are doing, I suggest that you look at some of the tutorials here on AAPK, and practice first with something inexpensive (like wood) on knives that you don't mind messing up. I see many lots of inexpensive, used knives for sale on ebay that would be good for practice. Cheers mate!