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Moose Horn or more correctly, Antler, is a fickle master. It is almost alive and what you cut, you have to seal, right away before atmospheric conditiond change. Also, as you relieve internal stresses, tou have to always make a last spring-pass or lighter cut to take the wow out of it. Miserable stuff but very rewarding. My best friend got married and I made a moose horn jewellery box as a wedding present and it almost drove me to drink! 60 hours later the inside of the box was sealed/ finished with revlon cleargloss so his wife could maintain the finish. The side boards, made from the Lapio, or shovel of the antlers had the wonderful blood patina, and only the pale internal colour where the box-jointed corners were hollow-ground with the end roller of a belt sander.
bloorooster said:
A moose horn bedding block!
Cool idea!
The blurry pics are a bummer, but the butt pad looks well done…Awesome craftsmanship!
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You can take the Finlander out of Finland but you will never get the Finland out of the Finlander.
 
I have worked with antler material (Deer) making knife handles and scales. You are right , as it breathes and changes almost like wood. Shrinkage and warping is common. I assumed that possibly moose antler, depending on its original mass and cross sectional area that possibly the non-porous material towards the outside is possibly the most stable.
 
Just curious if anyone has worked with mammoth.
Pic below is a neat mammoth tusk 'fossil' purchased in Anchorage a few years ago for $60.
You can get mammoth across the border.
I assume though that one would need the white unweathered mammoth for craftsmanship.
I brought a buddy a few piece to use on the wonderful long bows he makes.
 

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Yeah,moose horn has a loy of porosity, it just depends where and how you take it. Big beams can be squared-up like timber on the milling machine with a flycutter. Mammoth would be neat.
 
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