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Amber stag????

B . Buxton

B . Buxton

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Hey makers and collectors, do you know of any place I could buy some premiere amber stag? Preferably tapers.

Thank you,

Bill
 
Bill,
I need this information too.

I have a hard time finding good stag tapers whether it's dyed or not. What I am going to do is to find the good Stag, if I can, and send it to Culpeppers to have them dye it. I have some I collected from the Blade Show a couple of years ago and will send it to get done soon. Lin
 
knifehandles.com has some nice stag crowns, also i have a nice puma hunters friend with an awesome sambar stag handle
 
At the Nwe York show this year there was a guy that had some good dyed pieces

My brain is fryed so I can not remember his name but I might have his card.

Maybe Mr. Gill would remember
 
Bill I think the best bet is to buy tapers from AKS and send them out to get treated Chuck can tell you where.
 
JParanee said:
At the Nwe York show this year there was a guy that had some good dyed pieces

My brain is fryed so I can not remember his name but I might have his card.

Maybe Mr. Gill would remember
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That was actually less than helpful, Joe. Good job!

Best Regards,

STeven Garsson
 
D lisch said:
Bill I think the best bet is to buy tapers from AKS and send them out to get treated Chuck can tell you where.
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Thats what I do. Culpepper & Co will amber dye them. Alpha has some already dyed too. It takes 4-6 weeks to have your own done.
 
I went ahead and sent out several to Culpepper's today. They will be done by the end of the month. Lin
 
I believe Culpepper dyes stag in batches of a kaulzillion, so your timing in hitting when they have a batch scheduled is everything in regard to how it takes to get it back.

I have heard of folks using everything from teas to shoe polishes to chemicals to wood stains to dye stag.
 
I've been duped!!! STeven told me that stuff came from a real Amber Stag.

Paul
 
JParanee said:
At the Nwe York show this year there was a guy that had some good dyed pieces

My brain is fryed so I can not remember his name but I might have his card.

Maybe Mr. Gill would remember
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Masecraft in Meriden CT had some nice pieces, but they were not dyed.
 
Thanks everyone, it looks like sending some to culpeppers to be dyed is the answer. :thumbup:

Bill
 
sheathmaker said:
I've been duped!!! STeven told me that stuff came from a real Amber Stag.

Paul
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It was actually from a stag that had been using that instant tanning cream, Paul. That's why it is kind of orange.:D
But seriously, folks.....it is probably a good idea just to have Culpepper do it for you. I looked at their booth the last two years at Blade, but they only had amber scales for sale. Most of the "whole pieces" that I have seen for sale have been rolls. I guess folks tend to leave nice gnarly tapers in their natural state. I use Fiebings on my tapers.
 
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