Quote Originally Posted by Oneironaut View Post
I really like the deer antler chain. What a cool concept.[/b]
In everything I do, I try to break from tradition. I've always been that way. I like doing things no body's seen or done. I've seen carved deer antler but never "trick-carved" antler. I thought the chain in antler would be awesome.

I've always thought it'd be funny to tranquilize and deer and make its antlers into chains then set 'em free. Sure, it's cruel but think of the hilarity that would ensue when a hunter spots that through his scope

Originally posted by Oneironaut
And it amazes me that you can actually carve perfect chain-links out of one peice of material.
Far from perfect but cool none-the-less. The best part about that kind of carving is that nothing has to be perfect. There's no right way. If you screw up then you just do it a little bit different and no one knows any better. Some of my "new" ideas are actually recoveries from mistakes and breakages. Another good thing is that if you break a section then you simply have two shorter pieces - no real harm.

I should note that Twoshadows' cool ball-in-a-cage with the two openings on each side of the cage isn't as bad as she thinks. TS, all you need do is smooth out the cage walls and it'll look even better than it already does. Sure, your ball isn't so round (hey, I've made pancake balls that fall right out of the cage before) but you also made a style of cage that is very hard to reach in to shape the ball. Normally, you'll want to get the ball as rounded as you can before the cut it loose but, in your case, that's a real challenge. Once it's loose, you're faced with the challenge of trying to hold it still while cutting on it. Did you use a knife or is yours done with a roto-tool? I'll guess roto-tool.

But, like I said, I love the way you made it. I'm going to have to make one like that.