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I am going to try and put a picture on here but don't know if I can, since my computer skills are less than needed in todays world.
The picture will show three pieces of antler the one of the left is whitetail and it shows how porus whitetail is, some of the tips may make ferrules but that is all you would get out of the average whitetail there are some exceptions of course. The middle is axis which is very solid and white and is more available from taxidermists in Texas than any where else. The last is barasingha which is really a bad piece since it was in a fire in my shop but I am waiting on some more of it. This piece shows some porosity but it is really not there normally, it is more dense than the axis by far. the weight is about twice that of whitetail of the same size and very hard machines great and sands like soft iron much harder than any wood.
The problem with barasingha is it is very hard to get, I mainly wanted to ask about different thing for parts and show you these.
The block is 30 year old ivory micarta. The micarta block is 1 1/2 X 3 1/2 inches, sorry hope this helps.
Let me know what you think
Percy
 

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According to some articles I've read, the Axis deer & the Barasingha deer are protected. There are less than 5000 left in the world. Woudn't that make them even more protected against hunting, than Elephants? Where do you get your supplies?...JER
 
Their are more axis deer in Texas than in their home country. Most or all of the taxidermist in central Texas will have antlers. They are bought and sold in Texas just as all exotics are. There are few barasingha in Texas on game ranches that are sold for hunts, then there are also drops and these are what I have access to sometimes from the ranchers. Only thing the barasingha cant' be taken out of Texas.
That is it.
Percy
 
As knifemaker said deer shed antlers every year so I would think they would be worth more alive than dead
 
Axis antler

Here is a pic of an Axis antler. The Axis deer is a native of India and is only found in the USA in Texas. The antler only has three tines regardless of the age of the animal. The material is very dense with almost no marrow near the tip. I would compare it to Red Stag. Unfortunately it is hard to find racks
that are large enough for joint sleeves. They make great ferrules
and are used in acoustic guitars for the neck nut.
AXISJPEG.jpg
 
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