It looks like somebody killed and skinned a Fuzzy Antlered Lamprey, those teeth don't belong on a deer.

As they say on Fark:

bag
of
antlers

...the whole lot of 'em.

Tags for this video have been changed from 'elk, buffalo, antlers, fight' to 'elk, buffalo, antlers, fight, bison' - edited by jonny

I think your graphic artist is very talented and has a great carrier ahead.

I hope you can work it out--that is sooo cute

In reply to this comment by oritteropo:
Thanks, I'll let my graphic artist know :

I was hoping to use it, unaltered, as my Christmas avatar... unfortunately it is too faint and too pink when used this way. I'm now considering what I need to do to it to make it suitable. I suspect using the antlers and Christmas hat on my current avatar is going to be the easiest approach, requiring only three or four layers. It's possible that some colour massaging and clever downsampling might make it "just work" but I am not holding my breath.
In reply to this comment by Boise_Lib:
Great pic!

Thanks, I'll let my graphic artist know

I was hoping to use it, unaltered, as my Christmas avatar... unfortunately it is too faint and too pink when used this way. I'm now considering what I need to do to it to make it suitable. I suspect using the antlers and Christmas hat on my current avatar is going to be the easiest approach, requiring only three or four layers. It's possible that some colour massaging and clever downsampling might make it "just work" but I am not holding my breath.
In reply to this comment by Boise_Lib:
Great pic!

The hunter may have been from Norway, but the nutter with the cardboard antlers is definitely *Canadaian.

On a related note... A Møøse once bit my sister.

My friend's kid swears up and down he's a jackalope. His parents are considering antler-reassignment surgery.

Ah yes! Cracked.com. That stalwart bastion of Natural History information and knowledge. I'm glad they are finally taking their rightful place as Sifters goto guys in this dept over BBC and Nat Geo.

Timtoner, you Sir, have made my day!
>> ^timtoner:

My understanding is that they'll do it for the calcium in order to grow antlers. http://www.cracked.com/article_19126_5-adorable-anim
als-that-are-turning-to-dark-side.html It's what happens when you severely curtail their historical range.

My understanding is that they'll do it for the calcium in order to grow antlers. http://www.cracked.com/article_19126_5-adorable-animals-that-are-turning-to-dark-side.html It's what happens when you severely curtail their historical range.

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I read it wrong. I was expecting antlers as I thought I was going to see a moose.

Perhaps he should do that for tomorrow night. A Buggati moose for another $1.5 million!

As a mellow album I liked The Antlers

Yeah our professor is kind of hard on people who come into the program who only want to be bladesmiths. Not only because it's a fine art program but he also stresses over an over how hard it is to make it as a bladesmith. Knives are hard work! Personally, it took me FOREVER to forge and finish them.

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I have made many custom decorative knives. (though haven't in a while)

I got my steel from the huge carbide blades used by the mills.
I drew out my pattern, and cut out the shape using a cutting torch.
Then it was grinding, wet-sanding and polishing. I used 3/8-1/2" thick brass plate to decorate the handle and then finish with bone or exotic woods. Brass welding rod, cut and used as a rivet, held the handle together. Then more polishing, and then some more, sharpen it up and you got a knife.

I gave every single one I made, including a great dagger, away as gifts. I only ever kept one of them. A 10" hunting knife with a deer antler handle. It has a great pattern on the blade but it was more functional than decorative.

100s of hours of work and nothing to show for it...

Edit: I didn't forge my own steel - though who wouldn't want to get into that - this guy is so lucky to have made a career of it!

I have made many custom decorative knives. (though haven't in a while)

I got my steel from the huge carbide blades used by the mills.
I drew out my pattern, and cut out the shape using a cutting torch.
Then it was grinding, wet-sanding and polishing. I used 3/8-1/2" thick brass plate to decorate the handle and then finish with bone or exotic woods. Brass welding rod, cut and used as a rivet, held the handle together. Then more polishing, and then some more, sharpen it up and you got a knife.

I gave every single one I made, including a great dagger, away as gifts. I only ever kept one of them. A 10" hunting knife with a deer antler handle. It has a great pattern on the blade but it was more functional than decorative.

100s of hours of work and nothing to show for it...

Edit: I didn't forge my own steel - though who wouldn't want to get into that - this guy is so lucky to have made a career of it!