My Deer Antler Tamper

[Durham270]

This was from a deer rack I found in the woods years ago and just now remembered I had hanging in the barn. I cut this off the rack. Now all I need to do is drill through the center and add a pick then I think it will be complete.

 

[Slide]

Very nice!

 

[deepbass9]

Very nice indeed.

I would leave it as it is, but that's me. Pick with the point, tamp with the foot...simple, but sweet.


Nice piece.

 

[monbla256]

Very nice indeed.

I would leave it as it is, but that's me. Pick with the point, tamp with the foot...simple, but sweet.


Nice piece.

I agree ! KISS it :twisted:

 

[tech2576]

At most, add a metal base to the foot.

 

[The Purple Gorilla]

Hello, very nice little tamper. If you ever need any brass or whatnot to add to the bottom of the tampers, let me know, I can give you plenty, and cut it to size and what not.

I need to find one of my homemade tampers and take a pic of them, but I made a few out of obsidian rocks from the dessert out here, work well and look awesome after buffing and smoothing them.

 

[The Purple Gorilla]

Also an idea for the pick, you could take a long and slightly thin nail, and use a grinder to make the slight scoop at the end for minor scraping and removal of tobacco, if you get a nail with a wide enough head, you could use that as the base so you don't put to much heat to the bottom of the antler.

 

[skaukatt]

That should work nicely! Send some photos when you complete it.

Does anyone remember Papa Duke? He made deer and elk antler tampers, I have one of his highly polished Northern Star models from deer antler. I cannot find hide nor hair of him after 2008. He did not apply the cap to the bottom and simply left it smooth, which is also very nice.

 

[bentbulldog]

Lou,

I reremember papa duke and loved the tamper on the site. I just couldn't bring myself to pay that much for a tamper. :affraid:

It's too bad they're not going around anymore.

 

[deyo67]

Nice Antler Tamper, getting some brass on the bottom would be sweet.