what to do with smaller antlers??
 

ive been on a mission to clean my house before this upcoming hunting season so it wont just keep piling up and i found a pile of smaller sets of antlers, nice but nothing i would have mounted or put on a base. what do u guys do when u find a pile of old antlers or some sheds that u may have layin around the house but u still want to display them instead of sittin in the store room? thanks. oh yea, and turkey beards.

RE: what to do with smaller antlers??
 

Lamp, knife handles, maybe a set will work for rattle antlers. I have even seen the base cut off and used for drawer knobs.

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My dog likes them, and they are super-durable.

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HEY CALL ME CRAZY BUT- IF YOU DRIVE A MOTORCYCLE PUT EM ON THERE OR IF YA DRIVE A BIG RIG PUT EM ON UR MIRRORS. YOU CAN ALWAYS SELL EM ON EBAY ALSO

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Normally I keep the antlers on the skull and paint them up with adesign. If I had enough antler sheds I would try and make a lamp or something maybe. One thing I did years ago with small antlers was useing my dremel tool and various ends to give them a spiral look on the tines. Another thing which is neat and also pretty is to take the base of the antler and cut the ridged big part off even ( if it's thick enough make two) on both ends, sand them down real nice and smooth. After that you could choose a picture and engrave it on the surface.I used a black paint to fill in the picture outline and then coated it with clear fingernail polish. You can make buttons out of them too. Hope thats some help! Have fun

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This is a good reason why small antlers are best left on the buck's head[8D]

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they were some of my first bucks i killed. for me it was to get over with the whole killing a buck thing with a bow then a muzzle loader.

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You can make ink pens/pencils.

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Or you can make knives.

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I have a piece of cedar tree cut from a saw-mill about 15 foot long that I nail them up on. It hangs inmy bonus room in my house across the doorway. The cedarstrip gives it a real rustic look