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Restoring bleached antler

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Hi All,

I have been given some badly bleached antler. After some experimenting to bring them back to life I finally got

what I thought were some good results.

I first bleached them to remove some green mouldy stuff and other stains, applied a light walnut stain and then

coated the lot with clear rust guard.

You can see a restored antler next to the bleached sample in the first pic. On the third pic I left the crown polished. It came up a treat

Please see the results below.

Cheers

PS the fallow dear rack cost me a carton of beer (about A$40). Dead cheap!!!

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yaxley
Very nice rack! I have taken desert dried antler, sanded it, then applied a finish of tung oil to get it "popped" back into life. I know a fellow who uses walnut stain on the antlers...never tried that.

Regardless, very nice job and finishing.

By the way, I also inlay hand knapped stone arrow heads (not Native American artifacts) on some of my antler topped sticks. Big hit with the western aficionados. :)
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I will experiment with the sanding and tongue oil. I assume it gives a smooth, brilliant white result??? Or does the tongue oil alter the colour?
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Tung oil will impart some yellowish color to the piece...slightly. The better hand knapped stone arrow heads around here are from Mexico and run about 11 cents a piece...., or .11 dollars a piece.
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