Inspired by @T. Ben and @Eric Rorabaugh I completed my first antler pen. This one is a Christmas present for my dad.
My first antler pen
- Thread starter Maverick
- Start date
Very nice!!! Looks good. I would turn the bolt over and move the clip around. I say that but I haven't done any of mine.
- Thread Starter Thread Starter
- #3
Thanks Eric. I did think about doing as you suggested....but then decided to leave it alone for now. I will probably do that before I mail it to him. He lives in the Dallas area, so I don’t get to see him often.
Awesome pen,I agree with Eric,if you can get at it I would turn the bolt around,I did on mine. Very nice work.
Nice. Thanks for your post.
Nicely done.
I re-orientate the bolt handle and clip on all my Bolt Action so the bolt action
works like a real right handed bolt action rifle.
Les
I re-orientate the bolt handle and clip on all my Bolt Action so the bolt action
works like a real right handed bolt action rifle.
Les
Super awesome! Was the antler easy to work with? Chuck
I think it is. Just stinks cutting, drilling and turning
- Thread Starter Thread Starter
- #10
Thanks Chuck. It was much easier than I thought it would be. I just used standard HSS tools. The trickiest part is drilling the hole. I sanded the edges down first on a belt sander to make it relatively straight and then chucked it in some pen jaws on the lathe. It was good on the first attempt, so I was happy to get past that stage.
- Thread Starter Thread Starter
- #11
True story....last night was our annual woodturning contest at my Woodturning Club. I won second place for my antler pen. I felt really honored as there were some great entries and the judge was Sally Alt who is a professional turner that does Sea Urchin boxes and ornaments etc.
Edited to add, this was in the beginners category, not second place for the whole contest.
Edited to add, this was in the beginners category, not second place for the whole contest.
Last edited:
Well that's freakin awesome. Congrats
Congratulations,that’s awesome.
I didn’t notice that @Eric Rorabaugh,i was wondering what was funny about that post.