Finishing my 1800s mountain man trapper carved from moose antler

I've finished the mountain man. Here I'm cutting in his hair using a custom-made "plow" chisel.
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Stockman Original is your guide through the lost arts and the forgotten crafts. Brian Stockman is a master carver with more than 50 years of experience carving all mediums from wood, to stone, horn, bone, ivory, and ice. He has a particular speciality as a scrimshander (one who does scrimshaw), carrying on the ancient art popularized by New England whalers. Brian has spent a lifetime gathering knowledge of lost arts and forgotten crafts, all of which he shares with you.

[@ashleyanderson2859]

Another great piece! Always a pleasure to see your work!!

[@StockmanOriginal]

Thank you Ashley, I love sharing with you folks for sure!😀❤️

[@davidwhiren817]

My bro, you’re working in exotic materials, sets you apart from so many others! Would like to see more & longer vids from you, but you are probably doing what you can, right now! Hey, I can dream!

[@StockmanOriginal]

Thank you David, I feel blessed to have such wonderful material to work with. We hope to do more lengthy videos soon, I have a whale’s tooth carving coming up that should be pretty fun. Thank you for your support, it means a lot!

[@plainnpretty]

Looking really good. Can’t wait to see it finished. Thanks Brian

[@StockmanOriginal]

Thank you my friend, I really appreciate that!

[@plainnpretty]

@ I appreciate you showing your work

[@57WillysCJ]

Comming along beautifully.

[@StockmanOriginal]

Thank you so much 57 Willys!

[@scottmcfarland2149]

Fantastic piece!!! Absolutely incredible. Well done sir 👍🏻. Slàinte Mhath 🥃🙏🏻✌🏻

[@StockmanOriginal]

Thank you so much Scott, I truly appreciate you.

[@scottmcfarland2149]

@StockmanOriginal and we all appreciate you and all you share with us.

[@fouroakscrafts7240]

Wow - very nice! Love the detail.

[@StockmanOriginal]

Thank you Four Oak, I appreciate that very much.

[@lyonforge3077]

Awesome carving! I have a walking stick that was carved for me and the mountain man on it is almost a twin to that 1.

[@StockmanOriginal]

Thank you my friend, I would love to see your walking stick.

[@roberteddy8962]

Wow just wow !!!!

[@StockmanOriginal]

Thank you so much!

[@bookwyrms.2658]

Interesting to hear about moose horm as a carving material

[@StockmanOriginal]

Hello Bookwyrms, moose antler is a very good carving material if you use the stem or the brow tines, those parts are solid. The palms and tines beyond that tend to get punkier and harder to detail.

[@mr.o5501]

Amazing

[@StockmanOriginal]

Thank you so much sir!

[@joesneon]

Spectacular Brian!!!! Not like bass wood lol. I carve in bone.

[@StockmanOriginal]

Thanks Joe! You’re right about it not being like basswood 😁. Have you ever tried moose antler? It carves really nicely , quite different than bone, it’s kinda like extremely dense rawhide.

[@laurentxiolabarria11]

Me parece que estas muy contento con esta pieza y no es para menos,esta sorprendente

[@StockmanOriginal]

Thank you very much, I am quite pleased with the outcome for sure.

[@jsteelsadventureandvariety]

Have a moose antler I have been wanting to do something with for awhile, but still brainstorming

[@StockmanOriginal]

@@jsteelsadventureandvariety moose antler is a very nice material to work with. It’s always best to wait until it speaks to you though.😉

[@jsteelsadventureandvariety]

@StockmanOriginal made a few finger rings out of the moose tines but they seem to collect moisture and crack

[@StockmanOriginal]

@ yeah I could see that being a problem , that’s probably why I like it for tool handles so much, never slippery. It also makes good salt shakers, it draws the moisture from the salt when it is humid.

[@AchiganAngler]

Wow! Awesome artistry ... Does it make a difference in which direction you carve?

[@StockmanOriginal]

Thank you Curt! No, not too much, mostly depends on the angle of your tool.

[@Musrusticus-]

That’s superb. Why did they have fringed clothes, was it to break up their outline when hunting, just decoration or something else. Does anyone know? A beautiful piece, though, well done…

[@StockmanOriginal]

Thank you my friend! I was told that the fringe helps to wick away the rain but l’m not sure that’s true. You’ll find fringe on clothing all around the northern part of the world, l think it adds animation to one’s movements, as in dance. The mountain men probably just picked it up from the native folk. I do believe the longer style was more common among the horse culture though.