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DIY Deer Antler Knife
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- Published on Mar 7, 2026
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Very intricate operation making the knife. Great job! 👍
Thanks Frank! It was a fun project!
That was fun! Great job!
Thanks John!
Nice little knife. Thanks
Thanks Tony!
Thanks for the instruction...it was very interesting.
I'm glad you enjoyed it Christopher!
The knives look good. Very well done.
I was at a muzzle loader gunmakers event in Kempton last year. I watched a demonstration by a master horner making gun powder horns from cattle horns. He also boiled the horn then used a press to get it into the desired shape. Very interesting. He mentioned back when black powder was common, horn material was the equivalent of plastic, used for all sorts of purposed, including parting the horn into its layers which were translucent and some of these were used to protect books. Back then books were expensive.
Dave.
That's really interesting Dave!
Very unique set of knives. Wonderful work!
Thanks Steve!
Very neat looking Magdad! Thanks for making and sharing this.
Thanks John!
That looked like a fun build. Very cool
Thanks! It was a fun project!
Looks like the worlds coolest box cutter.
Good whittler too!
That really turned out well. VERY cool. Thanks for posting.
Thanks!
I really like the final results. Looks good. Enjoy your Sunday.
Thanks Don! You too!
I like it. I agree that that nice little blade can be useful in carving or whittling. 100% your work. Well done.
Thanks!
Good idea, The antler makes a great handle. Looks like a woodcarvers knife.
Thanks Larry!
Nice work. Two days ago I took a piece that size, installed a screw eye into the end to make a key Fob. Your idea is way better and much more useful. Really turned out nice!
A key fob is a good idea Mike!
Nice job they look good! Thanks for the video
Thanks Rodney!
You are an intelligent and very crafty man! I have been making fixed blades for awhile and your steps taken were perfect! Great job my friend.
Thanks Ronald! I'd love to see some of your projects! 357mdad@gmail.com
Great show today!!
Very cool knife build! Thank You for sharing!!
Thanks Jack! I'm glad you enjoyed it!
Nice video.
Thank you!
Great knife build Magdad. It’s nice to be back online to enjoy your videos. 👍🏻🇦🇺
I'm glad you're back Troy!
Very interesting creative project. How you went about making and heat treating the blade is very methodical and instructive. Out here people like to explore the woods looking for dropped antlers called "sheds" which they display or use in projects. A frontiersman would be happy to have a Magdad knife.
Thanks Pat! I've done some shed hunting. Around where I live it's hard to time the season with all of the rain.
They turned out great. What a neat little project. Well done! 😀👍
Thanks!
That is a very cool project. Looks great!
Thanks!
I've always been curious about making antler knives... I'm gonna have to experiment now 😎
Give it a try! The boil and push method worked, but I had to do a lot of boiling and pushing!
Well done, very nice. I have made several whittler's with same look. Enjoyed.
Thanks Randy! My little knives don't compare with the high quality work I've seen you do.
@357magdad Thank you, you inspired me to make another small antler handle knife today.
Very cool
Thanks Ben!
Very nice looking knife build nice little DIY project on a Rainy Sunday afternoon .. Take care see you on Wednesday
Thanks Roger! You'll see more antlers on Wednesday!
I really like the project and how they turned out. I'm curious how the antlers smelled when sanding and shaping them.
Thanks! I ran a vacuum when I sanded to keep the smell down. It got a little gamy...
Came out great.
Thanks Phil!
MD, great Video! I made a very similar one as a patch knife for muzzle loading rifle use. Nice job with hardening/tempering. This is a great way to use these small antler pieces. Thanks again for sharing.
Thanks John! It was a fun project!
Nice little patch knives!
Excelente... muy bien utilizado.
Thanks Joaquin!
Very interesting and fun project. It came out really cool.
Thanks Mike!
Both those knives came out very well, you did a excellent job Magdad, thanks for sharing.
Thanks! I'm glad you like them!
Excellent job! I like the design and the way you did it. I’m digging that forge you made. Magdad I think you are just about ready for Forged in Fire!
Thanks David! My little kiln brick forge comes in handy!
If you shoot black powder, another possible application might be as a patch knife. Very nicely done, Magdad!
Great job, thank you for sharing. I'm looking forward to new projects:-)
Thanks!
Those came out fantastic, cool project!
Thanks George!
Enjoyed it very much what a awesome job you did thank you for the video
Thanks! I'm glad you liked it!
Creative idea and great result!
Thanks! It was fun trying something new!
Perfect candidate for a neck sheath, MagDad! Nice job!!
I've seen these with neck sheaths - almost looks like jewelry!
Very nice Magdad. I have a bunch of antlers from 40 years of hunting. Eventually I want to build a small hunting camper and use them for drawer pulls and cabinet knobs and I've been thinking of making knives out of what ever is left and keep them in my little hunting camper. I never knew about the blade seating trick. Thanks for sharing.
Thanks Ivan! The boil and push trick worked, but I had to do a lot of boiling and pushing...
What a nice proffesional result!
Thanks Alex!
Great video I'm working on putting a knife blade into a antler handle thanks for sharing
Thanks George! The boil and push method worked, but I had to do a lot of pushing...
Cool little project. I wonder how you were able to draw that center line along the blade’s edge prior to filing it. And the combination of the handle shape and epoxy will probably make resharpening painful. Carrying it as a pocketknife will also be painful without a blade cover. Perhaps Chuck could use the pair of them to learn to juggle!
I've seen these in a sheath as neck knives.
Thats a clever little knife! It came out great, I love it. ❤
Thanks!
Very cool. Nice work!
Thanks Kenneth!
Beautiful job, on both the blade and antler!
Thanks Chris!
I love the size! A small blade never gets enough credit. Its usually one of most used knives. Ive never had as high quality as this one though. I may have to make one now.
Thanks for watching Sean! I've played around with making knives a little - check out this project:
ruclips.net/video/bJtLM0ebUx8/video.html
Nice job, I use epoxy but I grind cuts in the tang for the epoxy to get into to help with the grip, I also use 1000, 1500 & 2000 to polish the blade but that is mostly appearance it does get shaper but utility and appearance are personal preference. If it does what you want it to do that is all you need, shine is not needed in the field. Great job, I may have to try the boiling method. Thanks.
Thanks Joe! I wanted the blade to have a more rustic "brushed" finish.
Boiling the antler was neat, I definitely want to try that out when I do another antler handle. Nice job
It took a lot of boiling and pushing, but the hole was more accurate than I could have drilled.
Very nice! I haven't used the boiling method but I've just heated the metal before tempering and burned it into the antler. It made a secure fit at first but loosened up over time. Now I just dril out as much of the marrow as possible and epoxy. That seems to really hold up over time of use.
I'd probably add a couple brass pins to a larger blade.
@357magdad yes I've made a couple with 8" blades and they look impressive but the truth is a 3" or smaller is easier to work with. I want to make a smaller carving knife like yours. I've got a couple broken high carbon blades that would be perfect for a project like this. And sense I haven't been able to sell many that I've made. Perhaps it's time I made something that I would like and use...
Nice job on the blades. They look awesome
Thanks David!
Those turned out cool, how did your shop smell after grinding those antlers. I made my first set of antler handles in my uncle’s garage, he put me out on the patio for the rest of them. Nice job magdad, thanks.
I ran the vacuum when I sanded to keep the smell down. Mrs Magdad didn't complain so I guess it worked!
Nice job.
Thanks John!
You made a lefty and righty! Nice! 😃👍
Thanks! They are a matched set!
Turned out great Magdad
Thanks Michael!
Cool!😊
Thank you!
Very nice little knife MagDad. It takes a lot of patience to grind bevels with a file. Well done!
Thanks Bill! I was afraid I'd take too much metal off with the 1x30.
Nice job Magdad. I bet the antler smelled good during sanding. They look great and its a cool idea.
Thanks Dale! I ran dust collection to keep the smell down.
That had to fun to make them
It was a fun project Larry!
Nice job 👍👍
Thanks!
That was a good video. You answered my questions as they came up.
I was first wondering why you didn't take the tang all the way down. That question was quickly answered. I guess one would make that mistake once and only once.
I was also wondering how the blade stayed in the antler. Thinking I would've done the epoxy too.
Nice matched set you made. Thanks for sharing.
Thanks! It was fun trying something different!
How'd you cut the socket?
Magdad,
Very nice knives! I was waiting to hear you used epoxy. I think the two knives n need covers to protect you from cuts.
I think you need to engrave the knives with a makers mark.
Bob
Thanks Bob! I've seen knives like these with neck knife sheaths.
I was going to make a Ned Flanders comment until you showed the second knife
Thanks for watching!
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Thanks Steven!
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Thanks!
How did that smell when you were grinding it
I had dust collection on, so the gamy smell was minimized.
@ we had a bone carver in our woodcarving group once . It was horrible
Nice job on the knife before my brother in law passed he would get saw blades and make he’s knives. That episode brought back memories ❤. You are the one that got me started collecting tools and restoring them with your educational videos I look forward to watching your videos and I was wondering if you could send me your email address in a comment I would love to have a sticker from your channel so I could send you my address thanks 😊
Thanks Kenneth! My email is 357mdad@gmail.com