Fat Stag Colonial

[ThatWeirdKnifeGuy]

My first attempt at rehandling a solid bolstered knife. Chosen subject was this tiny Colonial. It once had risqué picture celluloid scales. Those were cracked and gassing. The antler used is local wild shed white tail. I didn't do scale pins, only the pivot. The action is compromised because I reamed the pivot pin hole out slightly on accident and now it's out of round with not enough backspring material to fix it. The scales are fatter than intended. As I shaped them, at a certain point, I couldn't make them thinner without losing width, so I leaned into the fat boy look. Just hand tools used. That hacksaw blade was new when I started. Learned alot about shaping antler. There's a slight gap next to bolster on the mark side by the bail. I mixed the antler powder from sanding into the epoxy to color it. Mediocre results on that.

[ThatWeirdKnifeGuy]

Here's the before. This is a pic from the bay listing.

[1967redrider]

Nice work!

[Gtrclktr-351]

[Reverand]

Very nice!
I have found Whitetail antler to be one of the more difficult antler to work with, and usually yielding poorer results.
They are full of curves. Most of mine have had a decided grey inner color.
Elk and Moose are brighter colored inside, usually daeker contrasting outside, and being larger are usually easier to get a flat piece out of it.
The fact that you made Whitetail antler look that great is a testament to your skills, sir!

[rea1eye]

Nice work. And great photography!

Bob

[ThatWeirdKnifeGuy]

Nice work!

Thanks dude

Appreciate it friend

Very nice!
I have found Whitetail antler to be one of the more difficult antler to work with, and usually yielding poorer results.
They are full of curves. Most of mine have had a decided grey inner color.
Elk and Moose are brighter colored inside, usually daeker contrasting outside, and being larger are usually easier to get a flat piece out of it.
The fact that you made Whitetail antler look that great is a testament to your skills, sir!

I appreciate the feedback Rev

Nice work. And great photography!

Bob

Thank you kind sir

Will be doing a slightly larger tipped bolster next. Hoping to improve my skills to the point where I'll feel good putting new pants on an Ariel coke bottle midlock hunter I was gifted. It's an awesome knife, I want to do it justice. Need lots of practice

[ThatWeirdKnifeGuy]

Oh and i misspoke on my first post. I redid the rocker pin, not the pivot. The pivot pin was left alone, the rocker pin hole on the backspring is what's now out of round.

[TripleF]

Knice Zach!!!!

[glennbad]

Looks nice from here!

[Nev52]

Good Job