Guys, I followed Stumpy's trail and procured one of those nifty "Fort Ticonderoga" knife blades. I plan to forge a small guard from wrought iron, then mount an antler handle.
A concern is how slippery antler can be when wet. Stumpy solved this problem on his by wrapping the handle with tarred jute. I'm trying to figure out another approach. I thought of texturing the handle to vaguely resemble very coarse checkering, although knowing me I'll wreck it. Another thought was to add a band of rawhide, a la Labonte. But that would probably get slick too. Any thoughts? Chuck? Wick? Lonehunter?
A concern is how slippery antler can be when wet. Stumpy solved this problem on his by wrapping the handle with tarred jute. I'm trying to figure out another approach. I thought of texturing the handle to vaguely resemble very coarse checkering, although knowing me I'll wreck it. Another thought was to add a band of rawhide, a la Labonte. But that would probably get slick too. Any thoughts? Chuck? Wick? Lonehunter?