Mr. Hot Tamale from New Mexico was a little hesitant to ask Mr. Legendary Leather if he would be interested in some elk antlers that were discovered on his New Mexico spread . . . after all, Mr. Hot Tamale was a little worried that this sunbleached rack of antlers might not be any good. Mr. Legendary Leather informed him that he would be most gratified to take them off his hands.
The experts are still out on the best way to bring color back into sunbleached antlers . . . oil, stain, dye, soaking them in coffee, and even rubbing them with pine or aspen branches (the natural way elk take care of the problem) have been tried and true for some taxidermists. But for now, Mr. Legendary Leather has decided to stick with the old, rustic, sunbleached look for his next project.
After his first cut, Mr. Legendary Leather was happy to find that the antlers were still solid inside and look mighty fine with the primitive blade he picked out.
Once the hole was drilled to fit the full tang of the blade (using epoxy), Mr. Legendary Leather wrapped copper wire and a bit of solder to add strength and character to overall appearance of his new project. Are you as curious as I am to see what Mr. Legendary Leather envisions as his next step?
