The Antler Drive.

Hello fellow Instructable enthusiasts, this is my first Instructable and I am already addicted!

I have been making casings for flash drives for a little while and I love working with deer antler, so the two naturally met. Making an "Antler Drive" is not difficult and does not require a large workshop or too much knowledge in working with tools.
You will need:
-A piece of deer antler, I found mine on the property.
-A flash drive of some kind, I used a pony attache because the casing is simple to pop off and it's the cheapest I have found.
-A hand saw or scroll saw.
-A Drill with a 1/8 drill bit and a 1/8 cutting bit.
-Epoxy, I prefer the 1 minute setting kind.
-and a small needle file set or some sand paper.
 

Step 1 Prep and Precautions.

In this instructable you will be working with sharp and high RPM tools, as always work diligently and carefully. Also deer antler produces a fine powder when cut or sanded, so appropriate ventilation or a mask is highly suggested.
First off you are going to need a flash drive, any size memory will do. I highly recommend the PONY attache for three reasons: The casing disassembles quite easily, it is at least a couple dollars cheaper than the next competitor, and the internal part of the flash drive really surprised me at first. The inside of this flash drive is tiny and completely protected, unlike any other flash drive I have taken apart.

Once you disassemble your flash drive by popping it out of it's case, you want to insert it into your computer's USB port so you can mark where the flash drive's "unneeded" room begins.  A pen or a needle file will work for adding a small line to the steel casing of the flash drive.

Once you have your line marked you should mark a point on the deer antler with room on the reverse end for a key-chain/necklace hole.
 
Now that you have your prep work done Its time to roll up you sleeves for the fun part, machinery.

Comments

[BLT Warrior]

my hotdog usb hasent been acepted yet!!!!!!!!!!

[No0neLeftBehind]

Eric this is nice ... I still like my tiki drive better ...

[CatTrampoline]

Very cool!

[splazem]

Awesome!

[EricRaines]

Thank you!

[frank26080115]

You should make the other half (the part you cut off) into a protective cap for it. It might be hard to make the two halves match up again though.

[EricRaines]

I thought about that when I was designing it, but I actually prefer the open design myself, I feel it looks just as nice. But thank you I will seriously reconsider