Stag horn!

[Nighthawk]

All the above. There are many, many antler suppliers. The more you buy, the cheaper it is.

Search e-bay for "antler" = many hits!

Seartch google for "antler" and "knife making supplies" = many, many, many hits!

Talk to your hunting friends. Talk to local game wardens. Talk to local taxidermists. Talk to store clerks where they sell hunting supplies. Try Craigs list. Post a card in hunting stores. etc. etc. etc.

I didn't think to search for antlers... I've been searching for elk horn, stag horn, knife making, etc, and haven't found anything other than scales with those search terms. I was just using the wrong word... Thanks, folks!!

[dfmacliam]

Crazy Crow might have some things, Moscow hide and fur might have antlers, then like everyone else says... eBay and google.

[Howard Clark]

I traded for elk antler here, with Squeaky McMurdo. Nice antlers, good trade.

Are you just trying to find one piece, or what ?

[puffer]

I am VERY active in the BP?ML community, Deer & Elk Horns are a VERY important part. ( ranging from buttons, cribbage boards to knife handles etc.

So how do I get mine ??

1. Hunting - animal taken, if lucky )
2. Antler shedding - Deer shed their antlers ( usually from Jan to April, depending on local) If you "cruise" the ares you can find them.Be sure they are recent ( if from last year they are not good )

NOTE - due to the HEAVY DEMAND, especially from ASIA & other markets, you may run into "professional" antler gatherers. Also note, because of the demand, there have been PROBLEMS.

3. Attend a BP/ML rendezvous. Traders usual have a supply.
4. Log onto a BP/ML forum ( if you need to find 1, I can help, I am a Moderator on on of the largest)

Hope this helps

Puffer

[Nighthawk]

I am VERY active in the BP?ML community, Deer & Elk Horns are a VERY important part. ( ranging from buttons, cribbage boards to knife handles etc.

So how do I get mine ??

1. Hunting - animal taken, if lucky )
2. Antler shedding - Deer shed their antlers ( usually from Jan to April, depending on local) If you "cruise" the ares you can find them.Be sure they are recent ( if from last year they are not good )

NOTE - due to the HEAVY DEMAND, especially from ASIA & other markets, you may run into "professional" antler gatherers. Also note, because of the demand, there have been PROBLEMS.

3. Attend a BP/ML rendezvous. Traders usual have a supply.
4. Log onto a BP/ML forum ( if you need to find 1, I can help, I am a Moderator on on of the largest)

Hope this helps

Puffer

That forum would be of great help! Point me at it! Thanks for the advice. If I were a hunter, gathering my own would be easy (or at least, less problematic...) but I'm not.

[puffer]

That forum would be of great help! Point me at it! Thanks for the advice. If I were a hunter, gathering my own would be easy (or at least, less problematic...) but I'm not.

I will PM you, as it is a FORUM. Puffer

[Nighthawk]

I will PM you, as it is a FORUM. Puffer

I am signed up!

[puffer]

I am signed up!

GREAT, you will see a " few othe XMTSers there. There are a # of KILTED gentlemen there.

Puffer

[Mike S]

Two sources I use are the afore mentioned Crazy Crow, and Dixie Gun Works. Both have nice Stag Horn in the larger sizes for Dirk grips as well as smaller pieces.

[scotchmaster]

OK, next dumb "Where do I get" question for the more experienced DIY'ers... I've been, shall we say, racking my brain and searching the internet to find a source for stag horn for the dirks and sgain dubhs that I'm making. I can't find anything big enough for the dirks. So- where do I look?!?!

I have some stag and elk horn scraps. If you pay for the shipping they are yours.