Quote Originally Posted by Jock Scot View Post
Traditionaly the buttons,on a tweed Argyll, would and are still made out of red deer antler.I suppose some sort of hollow drill cuts them out.You chaps are not short of the odd antler over there, why not make your own?My tweed Argyll and waistcoat have buttons cut from the antlers of my eldest son's first stag.
I did this on one of my jacket conversions. It was really quite easy, once I located a friend with the right tools.

I needed a band saw and belt sander. I used the band saw to saw little round slices from anltler ends and the slightly rounded the corners with the belt sander. I took them home and drilled two small holes for thread.

Once the tools were located, it took about a half hour.