Blending the brow tine bare spot on stag

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I would like to see pictures of any knives you guys have done with stag crown where the crown has a spot where the brow tine was removed. I have some beautiful stag but the problem with so many crowns is the brow tine leaves a giant bare spot on the handle. Do you guys have any ideas on how to blend this or not make it such a blemish on the handle?
 
BKT, I uese a fair bit of antler, and I definitely know what you are dealing with. For me I don't pay it much mind, I simply sand it smooth along with the rest of the handles and polish it out in the white that it becomes. Another option is to get some Calcium permanganate and darken the area with it--a little bit of a PITA if your dealing with a scale the is already finished, but it will work.

Good luck!!
 
I'd never heard of calcium permanganate, but it sounds similar to the potassium permanganate I've always used. Works surprisingly well to me.

I wouldn't be afraid to try antler powder with potassium permanganate mixed into acra-glass if it gets too pithy.

I don't know if there's a market for yearling elk spikes, but I can't think of a better use for them. Nobody here bothers to save them.
 
I sometimes inlay an oval silver plate in that spot. I engrave my makers mark on it. I have also engraved presentation info there. Otherwise, I just sand it smooth and polish it.
 
You can also "jig" it to match the rest of the stag, and dye it to match.
 
I have not tried to dye a cut off tine but have always sanded smooth and buffed. If you are going to try to dye the area that is cut off I would take a scrap piece and do some testing of whatever you are going to use and see if it will satisfy you instead of trying it on your finished piece?
 
grizzled gizzard said:
I'd never heard of calcium permanganate, but it sounds similar to the potassium permanganate I've always used. Works surprisingly well to me.

I wouldn't be afraid to try antler powder with potassium permanganate mixed into acra-glass if it gets too pithy.

I don't know if there's a market for yearling elk spikes, but I can't think of a better use for them. Nobody here bothers to save them.
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Grizz, you are correct sir, I tongue tangled myself, Potassium Permanganate is what I meant. Also, Craig Daniel mentions a good approach to pre-testing.
 
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