Antler pen

[T. Ben]

A while back I sold a guy 3 deer hunter pens made with deer antler and he wanted another for a birthday gift, I finally found the blank I prepared,put it somewhere I wouldn’t lose it annnnd couldn’t find it,and got it done.

 

[William Tanner]

Nicely done Ben. Interesting kit I must day.

 

[rdabpenman]

Nicely turned and finished.
Looks great.

Ever consider re-orientating the Bolt Handle and Clip to get the pens
Bolt Action to Lock in the Down position so the pen works like a
Real Right Handed Bolt Action Rifle?
Les

 

[DLJeffs]

I like it. Are you treating the antler at all before you work it? I don't make pens but I assume the process is you cut it to length, drill a hole, glue in a sleeve, then mount that in the lathe and thin it to the desired diameter. I'd think antler would get a little brittle when it gets thin, no? Do you just use files and sand paper, rather than cutting tools?

 

[T. Ben]

Nicely turned and finished.
Looks great.

Ever consider re-orientating the Bolt Handle and Clip to get the pens
Bolt Action to Lock in the Down position so the pen works like a
Real Right Handed Bolt Action Rifle?
Les

It is reversed from the original position however this one hit the clip so it’s at a slight angle.

 

[T. Ben]

I like it. Are you treating the antler at all before you work it? I don't make pens but I assume the process is you cut it to length, drill a hole, glue in a sleeve, then mount that in the lathe and thin it to the desired diameter. I'd think antler would get a little brittle when it gets thin, no? Do you just use files and sand paper, rather than cutting tools?

I don’t do anything special,process is as you described,cut,drill,glue,square up and turn. I use negative rake carbide tools,get it as close as I can then sand the rest of the way. I haven’t had any antler explode yet.

 

[bamafatboy]

Nice pen, one of my favorite edc pens is a deer antler bolt action pen.

 

[Nature Man]

So very nice! This is a great pen, even for those that are deer watchers! Chuck

 

[SubVet10]

I hide things so well I forget where I put them all the time.
Great looking antler.

 

[T. Ben]

Nice pen, one of my favorite edc pens is a deer antler bolt action pen.

Same here.

 

[rdabpenman]

It is reversed from the original position however this one hit the clip so it’s at a slight angle.

You need to move the clip as well from slot A to slot B.
Les

 

[T. Ben]

You need to move the clip as well from slot A to slot B.
Les

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I didn’t notice it had the second slot,thanks,I’ll check it tonight.

 

[BoonareeBurl]

A while back I sold a guy 3 deer hunter pens made with deer antler and he wanted another for a birthday gift, I finally found the blank I prepared,put it somewhere I wouldn’t lose it annnnd couldn’t find it,and got it done.

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Awesome.

G

 

[T. Ben]

I didn’t notice it had the second slot,thanks,I’ll check it tonight.

Thanks Les.

 

[rdabpenman]

I didn’t notice it had the second slot, thanks, I’ll check it tonight.

How did you make out reorientating the clip?

 

[T. Ben]

I did switch it around,I personally didn’t like it,my customer however did prefer it that way,thanks for bringing that to my attention.

 

[rdabpenman]

I did switch it around, I personally didn’t like it, my customer however did prefer it that way, thanks for bringing that to my attention.

Yes, I found years ago at gun shows that anyone who is familiar with firearms noticed that the bolt handle was backwards. As I am familiar with firearms I changed the bolt handle with the very first kit I bought years ago before they had the second set of slots.

Les

 

[Patrude]

Very well done. Handsome pen