![]() ![]() ![]() IMHO you do not want to spray or coat antler/bone with anything that will form a film especially on a user knife. Super gloss finish thats easy enough to maintain in the real world. Also the pink or green 3M polishing clothes work great on antler, bone, hardwood etc. After that just a quick hand buff with old cotton (slightly damp) and most antler will come to a serious gloss on the highs while keeping the original bark and colors down in the creases and popcorn. The tried-and-true approach for me is to just carefully shape and sand up through the grits from 80x through 1500x or higher using hard-backed papers. My projects have turned out amazing and I can't think they would look the same if not for you guys. Thanks ahead of time for anyone who has input for me, this forum has helped a bunch on my new hobby of knife making. So anything that could be easily buffed would be a nice choice. I have heard of people using super glue so I was wondering how I would go about applying and finishing super glue (if it's a good choice for high floss finish) and also is there any other good ways that the gurus out there use that they would reccomend? I was thinking maybe spray on clear coat but I'd like something that I could buff maybe with like a pink scratchless rouge and bring it back to life once it dulls after use. My question is what's the best way to finish antler or bone, I want to put a high gloss finish on it that will really make it pop and also protect it. Id like to start using it more as I can get my hands on a bunch more of it fairly easy and cheap if not free. ![]() He said he'd like the antler or bone for the handle. ![]() A buddy of mine found out that I was getting into knife making and saw the knife I'm doing for another friend and asked me to rehandle a hidden tang knife. I have a ton of antler and some bone, I usually make fire steel handles with it and some other small stuff, but I have a few large pieces I've been saving for the right knife. I just did a handle with tiger wood and they came out amazing and it's because of the people on this forum so before I post my new question I want to thank you all again. I just posted about how to finish my wood handles and I got some awesome tips that have made things a lot better. ![]()
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