[Woodcarver] Highlighting antler designs

[My Chip Carving]

To go along with Matt's suggestion, using a gel stain rather than a 
penetrating stain might be wise.
Gel stains dry on the surface so you can add more stain on light areas to 
even out the color.

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Marty
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----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Matt Kelley" <celtcarver at comcast.net>
To: "[Woodcarver]" <woodcarver at carverscompanion.com>
Sent: Thursday, July 16, 2009 1:30 PM
Subject: Re: [Woodcarver] Highlighting antler designs



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> Hi Evan -

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> I've never carved antler before,  but you might find that a wood stain 

> will give you better coloring of the antler material.   Try it out on  a 

> carved scarp piece of antler.  Brush on well,  then wipe off the  high 

> parts of the relief,  leaving the stain in the valleys.  Control  the 

> darkness by the amount of time you leave the stain on,  and the  degree 

> you wipe it off.

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> Matt

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> On Jul 14, 2009, at 10:15 AM, Evan Kanouse wrote:

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>> I recently started carving deer antlers, but the design is often 

>> difficult to see without proper lighting. Is there a way for me to 

>> highlight the carving; can I use bleach to whiten the antler, and is 

>> shoe polish the best way to highlight the design? Should I seal the 

>> antler?

>>

>> Looking forward to your thoughts.

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