Dear members ,

I've made this carving in fallow buck antler .

[URL= ]Antler carving[/URL]

Very nice work of art!

Thank you Jim.

Yes very nice

I wish I had talent like that. Beautiful. Question: do you use hand or power tools, or perhaps a combination? I bought some tools (chisels and the like) in the hopes of trying my hand at carving wood, antler and/or bone and did some reading up and watched a few YT videos. One of the common warnings I learned about was that if using power tools such as a Dremel or a belt sander you *must* use a respirator, as inhalation of antler dust can cause serious respiratory problems. One of which that is actually specific to inhalation of antler dust...