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That turned out great, brother. Nice work.
Thanks for watching!
Very unique project. Thanks for posting.
Thanks Dennis! This was a fun project and I gave my power carving tools a good workout.
Nice antler carvings. Enjoyed watching!
Thanks Dennis! I want to do more antler carving in the future. However, I think people shy away from of it because of the smell. I'm thinking about buying a benchtop dust collector and see how that helps with the dust and odor. Or just do it outside the shop with some fans running.
@@fouroakscrafts7240 I use a homemade downdraft table. That has worked well for me with both fine carving dust and order.
I like !!!
Thanks for watching!
looks great my friend well done
Thanks so much!
Great project Stephen (and cool little chainsaw - I have to look into picking one up!) 👍✌
Thanks for watching! I like the chainsaw. While it may not have as much power as a gas version, it's a lot less noisy in my subdivision. Stihl makes great quality chainsaws.
This is sooooooo cool 😎👍
Hey, thanks for commenting and watching!
Those look awesome. You are truly talented.
Thanks for watching!
I make a cross for my granddaughter wedding this past weekend it was wonderful . I made it out of pine .i used too 2x6 rough cut wood and I double it to make it 4x6 it is 10feet tall trying to send a picture
That's awesome - congratulations to your granddaughter!
Awesome job.
Thanks for watching!
Weight and fluid ounces are bot the same.
That may be true but the combo I use here works out fine for consistency and almost fills the jar when mixed with the mineral oil. I think that volume-wise the wax is somewhere around 4 oz or maybe just a little more, but you could break the wax up into smaller junks to help figure out the volume - if you want to be precise.
Great looking stick
Thank you!
Interesting, gives me ideas :)
genius! thanks.. I needed that :)
nice video, looks good. Thank you for sharing
Thanks for watching!
So beautiful!
Thank you!
Very nice❤
Thank you!
If you soak the antler in water for a few hours it makes it softer and easier to drill and cut. Don't work it too much until it dries because the shape can change when it's wet, not much but it could come out a bit oval if you're not careful.
Thanks! I've heard of others doing this so that they could bend an antler to a certain shape, but haven't tried it. I will occasionally spray water on it while drilling to keep down the dust.
Cool project Stephen. I have a couple antlers laying around, I have to try it out. Thanks 👍✌
Thanks for watching! This is a fun project. I recommend keeping a fan to your side to blow away the dust / odor. I like to do it on the edge of my garage or patio.
Does it stink a little when you grind it ?🤣🤣...Thanks for the great lesson its beautiful
Thanks Gene! Sometimes there is a little odor, but I keep a fan next to me to blow the dust and odor out my garage door. The fan works extremely well.
Check out links in the Description to find the tools and bits I used for this project. Please Like and Subcribe!
Not everyone has a drill press, do this with a cordless drill,and an orbital handheld sander.
Good point! It's very doable with a hand drill and orbital sander. Just try to get the hole as straight as possible. There again, it doesn't have to be perfect.
Thank you for your kind generosity. Greetings from bonnie Scotland.
Thanks for the kind words! I hope you enjoy the book.
This is really neat. Thank you. 👍 I'm now wondering if I could make it in the microwave. Time for some cautious and careful experimentation me thinks. All the best.
You might be able to pull this off in the microwave, but I would experiment. I'm not sure how mineral oil will do in the microwave. I like the stovetop method because I can continually stir and thoroughly mix the wax with the mineral oil. The oil doesn't have to be super hot to melt the wax. If the wax is broken into smaller chunks that will facilitate the melting.
This is great. How did you make the circular part of the base?
Look for the tutorial and Gumroad Plans link in the description under the video.
🫶🏻❤️❤️so beautiful
Thank you.🎉
Adorei lindo demais Essa é minha primeira vez aqui Que Deus continue te abençoando sempre, no seu trabalho e em toda sua vida amém, 🙏
Thanks so much for watching and the kind comments!
Very nice the brass insert adds to the look
I love carving wood spirit bird houses
Thanks for watching!
Didn't realize I had already posted, that what happens as we get older LOL
Great video, will check out your channel especially for the bird houses. I also have the Strong 202 and love it, carves great. Keep up the great work.
Thanks for the video well done I really appreciate you putting God first may God bless you on your journey and in your life👣👣
Thanks for watchng - and the kind words!
I like this idea. I found a moose antler I want to mount it like this, to hold my sword. I wonder if this idea would hold or some epoxy or cement mold would work?
You could just try the epoxy, but I think over time it would hold up better with some kind of screw to fasten it to the board (along with epoxy) But you could epoxy it to something like a dowel perhaps. With a dowel you'd have to get a pretty straight hole and make the antler fit over the dowel. Just an idea.
I enjoyed the trip through the Deserts and Mountains. Arizona is a site-seeing paradise!
Thanks - it's quite a beautiful place with a lot of different terrain throughout the state.
Absolutely love this and thinking of the nice pieces of wood I can get at my local wood cutters for this project!
Thanks for watching! Good luck with your project.
Just starting out. Very educational and will be following you more
Thanks for watching!
Your in top 5 for me..been watching learning many youtube..new to turing..turned 3 eggs, With success each one better.sharing your video to class mates.
Thanks for watching! Good luck making more eggs.
I can smell that sanded antler now!
LOL - I definitely recommend doing any antler sanding outside and preferably with some fans blowing.
I quite enjoy hiking. Arizona is an amazing place. Thank you for letting me see Arizona my friend.👍😍
Thanks for watching my friend! It's a beautiful part of the country.
Arizona is quite beautiful, thank you for the video Stephen. I am inspired to whittle a little saguaro cactus! 👍✌
Thanks for watching! Arizona is an amazing place.
Wow, fantastic looking pens Stephen. Great work!
Thanks for watching!
Thanks for the 'hearting'. I've since taken a closer look at those star head screws and they're of the security variety, but the post in the middle clearly didn't do its job, fortunately for me!
Recently, my old toaster got wrecked after a jam so I had to replace it. I have something of a personal tradition that I got from my dad of dismantling appliances being disposed of, so was very relieved that I found some bits in the budget screwdriver set I have with that 'funny shape' to fit some of the screws on the old toaster. It's the first-ever time I'd used such a type, so I was wondering about these star-shaped screw heads. I now have some 'free' star head screws for some future project I may have and I know I have a screwdriver that fits them!
Fantastic video. Enjoyed it very much. I wish you would have provided some links to your kits.
Good point! I just added links to the bullet pen kit. Thanks for watching!
Beautiful crosses and great video. Enjoyed watching.
Thanks Dennis!
I love your idea for making a Cross and it's just in time for Easter. Thanks, Stephen.
Thanks for the comment my friend!
I clicked on the link you included but I can't find the plans to the camp chair. Can you repost a link?
Try clicking on it again. This link takes you to Gumroad and they may ask for an email for the plans download, but you can unsubscribe later if you like.
If i had a dollar for every "uhhhh" i could buy a new lathe....
Me too - LOL!
I would like to seen more on the base. Length and angle cuts. Beautiful cross.
Thanks for the comment If you click on the blog link in the video description you can find another link to the PDF plans that are stored on a site called Gum Road. The plans show more about the dimensions for the base.