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Antler Short Starter- Lets See Some
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ohio ramrod
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Hopefully I got a picture off of photobucket. I have had a lot of trouble since they redid their site. Here are two that I made from antler and brass rod. Along with a few other items that I made. You cann't see it well, but they have a forty grain powder measure in one end of the antler. With the measure hole large enough to fit over the end of a 3/8 ramrod to give you a larger area on your hand to "bump" the load tight
if desired.. :idunno:
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the hole is not a powder measure, it is for pushing the ramrod down.
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Here are some with stuff I'm giving my ml club to sell as a fund raiser. I have made scores of these over the years. Scrounging the antler is the hardest part.
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One does have a hole for a powder measure and a short plug for seating a patched ball for cutting at the muzzle. The other just has a short hole for over the end of the ramrod. Different starters for different uses. :idunno: :idunno:
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Yep getting antler is the hard part. Since I only shoot one deer a year I have to depend on sheds or friends for antler for all of the things I make from them : cup handles, coat racks, short starters, knife handles, pipes, buttons , etc. I find that antler is getting harder to get each year while the uses for it just keeps increasing. :idunno:
Here's one I made for my 50. Not fancy but tough and rugged. The curve of the antler pice molds around the corner of the bad it's on.
I've used this for years:
http://email.photobucket.com/wf/cl...-2BhhM78n7kON0t8V6Oul1iNciGG56bhfRbuKvbDgwXHT
http://email.photobucket.com/wf/cl...-2BhhM78n7kON0t8V6Oul1iNciGG56bhfRbuKvbDgwXHT
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Yep.
BTW, my 'technique' for making those, if you can call it that :wink: is simple. I use cut-off parts of hickory ram rods and simply set into a hold drilled part way into the antler. Most of the time I use epoxy glue but not always. The end of the rod is first cupped with a drill bit then fire hardened with a candle. Only takes a few minutes and is fun. I have sold and traded many of these. And many have gone onto the blanket for prizes. Sometimes I get lucky at antique shops and flea markets finding antler cheap.
BTW, my 'technique' for making those, if you can call it that :wink: is simple. I use cut-off parts of hickory ram rods and simply set into a hold drilled part way into the antler. Most of the time I use epoxy glue but not always. The end of the rod is first cupped with a drill bit then fire hardened with a candle. Only takes a few minutes and is fun. I have sold and traded many of these. And many have gone onto the blanket for prizes. Sometimes I get lucky at antique shops and flea markets finding antler cheap.
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Irondog54 said:Here's one I made for my 50. Not fancy but tough and rugged. The curve of the antler pice molds around the corner of the bad it's on.
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Those are AWESOME!!! :thumbsup:
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