Ok, I need advise from the experts and from those who have made mistakes.

My brother in law just gave me 6 deer antler sets to make pens. Anyone
out there have any experience? Anyone tried and screwed up, but know why
they screwed up?

Some basic questions:

Any curing / aging / drying need to be checked or take place?

Whats the best way to cut them?

Any drilling tips?

Gluing tips?

Turning tips - speed, tools, etc?

Anything that you can suggest would be greatly appreciated. I've turned
probably 100 pens, 30 walnut bowls, 6 backscratches, 8 Boxes and made some
other things just for christmas. So I have some experience, just never
attempted Deer Antler. Thanks in advance.

Jack Wynn
Atlanta, GA

JACK wrote:
Ok, I need advise from the experts and from those who have made mistakes.

My brother in law just gave me 6 deer antler sets to make pens. Anyone
out there have any experience? Anyone tried and screwed up, but know why
they screwed up?

Some basic questions:

Any curing / aging / drying need to be checked or take place?

Whats the best way to cut them?

Any drilling tips?

Gluing tips?

Turning tips - speed, tools, etc?

Anything that you can suggest would be greatly appreciated. I've turned
probably 100 pens, 30 walnut bowls, 6 backscratches, 8 Boxes and made some
other things just for christmas. So I have some experience, just never
attempted Deer Antler. Thanks in advance.

Jack Wynn
Atlanta, GA


Can't help you as I mainly turn bowls. Try posting this to
rec.crafts.woodturning. This is mainly a binary (pictures) newsgroup.

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Gerald Ross
Cochran, GA

Too much of a good thing is *wonderful*.

Gerald Ross wrote:
JACK wrote:
Ok, I need advise from the experts and from those who have made mistakes.

My brother in law just gave me 6 deer antler sets to make pens.
Anyone out there have any experience? Anyone tried and screwed up,
but know why they screwed up?

Some basic questions:

Any curing / aging / drying need to be checked or take place?

Whats the best way to cut them?

Any drilling tips?

Gluing tips?

Turning tips - speed, tools, etc?

Anything that you can suggest would be greatly appreciated. I've
turned probably 100 pens, 30 walnut bowls, 6 backscratches, 8 Boxes
and made some other things just for christmas. So I have some
experience, just never attempted Deer Antler. Thanks in advance.

Jack Wynn
Atlanta, GA


Can't help you as I mainly turn bowls. Try posting this to
rec.crafts.woodturning. This is mainly a binary (pictures) newsgroup.

Try rec.crafts.woodturning

There is a Yahoo group called Penturners you can join and they have
instructions in their files section. Just go to www.groups.yahoo.com and
search for penturners and sign up.

Woody


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Ok, I need advise from the experts and from those who have made mistakes.

My brother in law just gave me 6 deer antler sets to make pens. Anyone
out there have any experience? Anyone tried and screwed up, but know why
they screwed up?

Some basic questions:

Any curing / aging / drying need to be checked or take place?

Whats the best way to cut them?

Any drilling tips?

Gluing tips?

Turning tips - speed, tools, etc?

Anything that you can suggest would be greatly appreciated. I've turned
probably 100 pens, 30 walnut bowls, 6 backscratches, 8 Boxes and made some
other things just for christmas. So I have some experience, just never
attempted Deer Antler. Thanks in advance.

Jack Wynn
Atlanta, GA