Recommendation? Antelope horns

[AbLonewolf]

An individual has antelope horns that he would like me to use for scales on a knife build. I never worked with these before.
First of all, are these satisfactory for scales? If so, assuming these things are dry, any tips from the ones that used them before.
Much appreciated...

 

[Bill DeShivs]

How old are the horns? Horn shrinks. It needs to be cut into oversize scale blanks and allowed to sit-for a while. The longer the better.
Horn is easy to work and it polishes nicely. It stinks when grinding, and don't get it hot when grinding.

 

[Horsewright]

Horn no, antelope bone yes. A grandfather had me make a knife for each of his grandkids using bone from an antelope he had killed.

They came out pretty good and the bone was pretty stable:

 

[LCoop]

Yeah I cant imagine antelope horn as suitable but who knows.

 

[Alex Topfer]

People use buffalo horn, and it's the same stuff. There are a lot of different antelope, so the size will depend on the exact species

 

[Stacy E. Apelt - Bladesmith]

I've done a few in pronghorn and kudu. They need to be fully dried for years and then filled to use as a kanife handle. Even then, it isn't the best material for field use.
I'd need a photo of your pieces to say for sure, but most antelope has a soft core and the outer "horn", like a goat horn. The core is often already gone when you get it.
The problem is the outer keratin layer is not very thick. Round sections are regularly used to make handles once fully dried, but scales may be a problem ... depending on the size and type. Round sections will need a wooden core made and filling with resin. Pronghorn antlers are a bit thicket and make interesting but not very comfortable handles. Some antelope antler tips can be used like deer antlers.

These are images grabbed from the internet showing some uses