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I watched a video once of a guy who did this. One of the things he commented on was the sound produced by older antlers. As they dry out, they make a diff sound. He would once a year soak his overnight in olive oil or some type of cooking oil and then hang them for a few days to drip dry. He claimed that would give them a heavier louder sound. No idea if he was full of crap or not, but it seemed legit. Good work btw.
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Originally posted by big_smith View PostI watched a video once of a guy who did this. One of the things he commented on was the sound produced by older antlers. As they dry out, they make a diff sound. He would once a year soak his overnight in olive oil or some type of cooking oil and then hang them for a few days to drip dry. He claimed that would give them a heavier louder sound. No idea if he was full of crap or not, but it seemed legit. Good work btw.
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Originally posted by big_smith View PostI watched a video once of a guy who did this. One of the things he commented on was the sound produced by older antlers. As they dry out, they make a diff sound. He would once a year soak his overnight in olive oil or some type of cooking oil and then hang them for a few days to drip dry. He claimed that would give them a heavier louder sound. No idea if he was full of crap or not, but it seemed legit. Good work btw.
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Originally posted by Dspivey View PostVery nice. What brand of contact cement did you use? Did you end up using a lot? How do they seem to be holding up?
I painted two coats onto the antler, and stretched out the leather wrap and did my best to paint some on the back of it. I wrapped it as tight as I could and let it cure. Then I took a rubber mallet and tapped all around wrap to help it adhere.
I added some cement where the wrap started and stopped to make sure those areas had extra protection
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Been working on improving my process.
I bought a belt sander and have a set working now that looks much better. the grips go on better with the brow tines removed, the ends cut off, and the antler rounded off.
I found a guy to engrave too and he does a great job.
He has my latest set that I am doing for my best friend. His will have his ranch name engraved on one antler and his brand on the other.
Here is my original set with my initials engraved.
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