Moose antler and O1 tool steel

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Ron Kulas
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Moose antler and O1 tool steel

#1 Post by Ron Kulas »

A friend from Maine, sent me a small moose antler and asked that I make a knife for a friend of ours, using the antler.

I cut the handle from a section of the antler that provided a finger guard.

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Then picked a blade form that matched the handle.

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Then made an O1 steel blade with a little file work.

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Then contoured the brass and added a some ink.

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Next I made a sheath with a moose antler image.

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I used the tip of the antler as a display base.

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These are the pics I got from our friend. He got several diff bucks in diff states.

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It's a good feeling to make a useful tool that can be enjoyed by another.
The Joy is in the doing.

Jose
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Re: Moose antler and O1 tool steel

#2 Post by Jose »

Amen to that! It is what I love best about making bows. Seeing other peoples trophies.....

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Re: Moose antler and O1 tool steel

#3 Post by Captainkirk »

Nice, and nice workmanship!
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#4 Post by White Falcon »

Very nice!

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#5 Post by Shadowhntr »

That's awesome Ron! He looks very happy with it!
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#6 Post by cap4382 »

That's awesome! I love the lines of that knife, looks very well done

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