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Title: Engraved antler burr medallion
Post by: Linc on February 15, 2009, 09:55:12 PM
This may not belong in this forum, if not just pull it.

I spent a few hours yesterday cutting and engraving an antler burr medallion. It wasn't scrimmed. That burr wuz tuff as nails.LOL. Soz I engraved it. One side is a cross and the obverse is side is an attempt at a Celtic heart.
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Post by: old salt on February 15, 2009, 10:09:35 PM
Link  I like the looks of them, What did you use to do the inengraving
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Post by: Linc on February 15, 2009, 10:56:23 PM
I used a dremel tool for most of it. And I also used a utility knife to do the little bit of fine lines around the cross and some writing on the obverse side.
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Post by: Roaring Bull on February 15, 2009, 10:59:18 PM
Pretty smooth....great idea too!
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Post by: Linc on February 15, 2009, 11:18:49 PM
Thanks David.
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Post by: Pitchy on February 16, 2009, 01:09:24 AM
They look great.  thmbsup
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Post by: Linc on February 16, 2009, 11:51:20 PM
Thanks Pitchy. One of these days I may even get good at it. LOL.
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Post by: Stumblin Wolf on February 17, 2009, 02:20:28 AM
looks good, linc, how'd you keep the antler from turning black when ya inked it? I tried that once and the ink just went into every tiny crack and pore. Maybe I used a too old antler?
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Post by: Linc on February 17, 2009, 10:45:36 AM
This antler was very old and dry. Extremely hard. I filed it down to a polish. After aplying the ink, any area that had ink that shouldn't have, I buffed the best I could with 00 steel wool till it was gone.