Forging ahead.

[Culvercreek hunt club]

Nice....how did you attach antlers?

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On the stand, blind post rivets, used all thread as stock so I had grooves on the studs. I put mounting holes in the antlers and epoxied it on (I know. not traditional...lol). On thee tools the antler handles were bored out and then I pinned and epoxied them on.  

[nyslowhand]

Should have used  a square drill bit, would have become a simple press fit! 

[Culvercreek hunt club]

Should have used  a square drill bit, would have become a simple press fit! 

I actually tried it on the handles. I have a mortise drill set up but the antler was just too damned hard. I was going to try to go thorough a soaking process to soften them up but really didn't want to take the time...lol

[Culvercreek hunt club]

I apologize for the poor pictures. No matter how I angled it I couldn't get the wire framed to look as good in the picture as it did in person. This is a full sized whitetail mount I forged up. The antlers started out as 1-1/8" square stock. The pieces are welded together.  The originals are upright. Wish I could figure this crap out...lol

 

We actually auctioned it off at the banquet this last Saturday. 

[grampy]

Very Cool! Nice Work! 

[wooly]

Sweet!

What's he score and how much does he weigh?

Don't you go through forum withdraw when you get involved with these kinds of things? Gotta be tough to make straight lines once the tremors start to set in,lol

[stoneam2006]

Awesome...Forge welded or mig welded?

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[Culvercreek hunt club]

17 minutes ago, stoneam2006 said:

Awesome...Forge welded or mig welded?

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Forge welded!!     nah...I cheated..MIG.  Neither my propane or coal forge would be big enough to get that in for forge welding. 

[Culvercreek hunt club]

19 minutes ago, wooly said:

Sweet!

What's he score and how much does he weigh?

Don't you go through forum withdraw when you get involved with these kinds of things? Gotta be tough to make straight lines once the tremors start to set in,lol

It's a solid 65#. 

[stoneam2006]

Cool looks like a fun hobby. Maybe someday I'll give it a try.

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[Culvercreek hunt club]

33 minutes ago, stoneam2006 said:

Cool looks like a fun hobby. Maybe someday I'll give it a try.

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great stress relief..

[dbHunterNY]

i'd catch the building on fire and add to my stress. lol

[Lawdwaz]

Nice job!

It's really cool your building things like that, you must be just about ready to start building knives? 

[dbHunterNY]

@Culvercreek hunt club  "Forged in Fire" on at 8pm Tuesday.  History channel.

[Culvercreek hunt club]

30 minutes ago, dbHunterNY said:

@Culvercreek hunt club  "Forged in Fire" on at 8pm Tuesday.  History channel.

I DVR it...lol