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What is the best way to cut, drill and polish antler?

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Bogstandard:
Ray,

This is the compound I use. The very last one on this page.

http://www.caswelleurope.co.uk/bufwheel.htm

Up the page a little, and the loose cotton or the Canton flannel wheels are about the softest buffs you can get

This combination imparts a glass like surface finish with no residue left on the part, as can be seen on the base of this little engine.

http://madmodder.net/index.php?topic=1492.msg14267#msg14267

I actually bought a special plastic buff wheel that is made from strands of cotton rather than discs, but at this time, I can't remember where I obtained it from.


Bogs

Barefoot-Leather:
Thanks muchly for all the help, guys. I'm itching to get into the workshop and get on with it now! I'll be ordering a Canton wheel later today...

BTW: That really is a great little engine, Bogs. I watched the video three times!

Cheers, :beer:

Ray

steamboatmodel:
Ray,
Set up a board outside that you can flood with water and use wet and dry papers. Work your way up from rough grits up to ultra fine then polish. For cutting I used hacksaws.
Regards,
Gerald.

Gerhard Olivier:
I would use these for final polish -with lots of water
Soft Touch Pads for Sanding and Polishing by Micro-Mesh
Can be purchased from Ebay or from most pen making supplies
Takes a bit of time but get a very high gloss

Gerhard

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