My first hidden tang knife

[RGK]

I had a hidden tang knife blade laying around. It is 420 stainless steel and now that I got my hands on some elk antler, I could not wait to make this knife.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

[the Ferret]

WOW that's one great looking knife.

[Tim Kosteczko]

:eek:  wow thats a great looking knife i gotta learn how to do this... awesome

[rxhntr]

excellent job. that is one fine looking knife. How did you treat/polish the antler to get it to look like that??

[4runr]

Very, very nice!!

[Budog56]

Awesome!

[TimBow2]

sweeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeet

[JEFF B]

hey way to go  nice knife  

[Kingstaken]

How much TMD
My son just got his hunting license....
Would be a hunting knife for life..

[RGK]

Your very kind for offer to purchase this knife Kinstaken but I have never sold a knife that I have made. I may at some point.

rxhntr, This antler was naturally brown I just sanded it down to expose some of the white. I then gave it a spray of lacquer.

[Aggie1993]

Very Nice!  Would you mind sharing the steps to make and install the brass cap on the end of the handle?  Again, nice work.

[MYSTIKBOW]

Another nice one Ron !  Gotta love those gut hooks

[Bodork]

Oh yea! Very nice indeed! Thanks for the build along pics. Mike

[RGK]

Aggie1003, I used two brass pins. I drilled two holes in the brass end cap and two in the back of the antler base, It is all held together with an industrial epoxy with a holding strength of 3500 psi.