Horn Handle Treatment


I found the Lexol sister Co. that makes hoof treatment products - Corona. I am expecting a sample jar of Corona Hoof Ointment which is 50% lanolin, and penetrants, stabilizers, etc., an update of their 100-year-old formula.

Any meaningful report on such a product would have to be long-term, of course, but the conversation I had with their customer rep, Mark, was very encouraging. He took the time to fully explain the product line, and his reasons for recommending the ointment over their other products. All this, fully realizing that this was for use on knife handles instead of clients who are still walking around mooing and whinneying. Through Lexol, they also have world-wide distributorships, so anyone interested should have access.

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Remembering another thread we had on 'which products' forumites were using for the care of wood, leather and horn. It was there that Walosi first mentioned hearing about Corona.
Southern NV has an average summer humidity of 3-4%, so these products are important (already had one scabbard start to crack before baseball glove oil was applied). When the GS arrived, I knew that beautiful horn handle was going to need something on it now. Went to a local saddle&tack shop. They had Bag-Balm, Hooflex and Corona. All these have alot of lanolin, an antiseptic and other ingredients. As Walosi reported, Corona does not smell like 'pine tar' the way Hooflex does
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Informed the horse-knowledgable lady who worked there exactly what I would be doing with this product. She recommended Bag-Balm because it had the highest lanolin content. Bought the Corona cause it was cheaper (major budgeting going on here right now). She also stated Corona had been around at least since the sixties. Corona's ingredients are; Lanolin 50%, Oxyquinoline 0.11%, aromatics,beeswax, petrolatum, water and sodium borate.

Cleaned the horn handle on the GS with an alcohol soaked cotton ball to remove residual polishing compound and dust. Then liberally slathered on the Corona. It stayed on that handle for a week, with a good daily rub-in to help it penetrate. After six days it was wiped off. The horn looked good. More shinny and deeper than before. Will probably reapply
the same way every couple months.

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I've seen Bag-Balm mentioned several times, but has anyone actually used it? I think my mother might already have some (works on humans too
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Bill:

Thanks for the update - which Corona product did you get? The rep I talked to mentioned "hoof treatment" and "hoof ointment", indicating the ointment was highest in lanolin content (50%), so that is the sample he is sending. Here I am, in the middle of Bluegrass Thorobred country, and only found Hooflex. Alan says the supermarkets in Spearfish carry horse goodies, in more assortments than I can find at the largest local co-op. From reading the ads that come with the packing in my Khuks (I read EVERYTHING), Reno must be about the same. Maybe we're in a "horse void".
 
David:

I'll have to raise my hand and, as we say in the deep south, fess up. As shocking as it may seem, bag balm works wonders on severely dry skin. I'm a plumber and it really works on cracks...
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)...cracks in your hands, that is. I work in concrete more often than I'd like to think about, and mean ole' mr. lime will eat your flesh off if you give him the chance.

It took some blood loss from the old mitts before I'd try it, and it's invaluable in its role. My dad, the 8th demotological wonder of the world (Skin cancer, et al). recommended it to me. The man knows his stuff!
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Spearfish being more yuppified than say, Belle Fourche (remember the John Wayne movie "Cowboys"... that is where he was driving his cattle too), you do have to go to the specialty isle to get horse stuff
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Now in Belle, you can ride your horse right into the grocery store
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Alan

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CORONA
lanolin-rich antiseptic
OINTMENT
for horses*cattle*small animals*pets
net wt 2oz (56g)

Walosi, please check the yellow pages for 'feed dealers' 'horse furnishings' 'farrier supplies' 'saddle and tack' ect... It is amazing how many people own horses in this town. And if this glitzy social leachbed of the desert has decent availability, Kentucky most certainly will
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All these ointment-antiseptic products are great for all mammals (including us). Hey Cuttin' Craig, 'Corn Huskers' is ok also (alcohol in it though -kinda dries the skin). But great for 'given your wife/girlfriend a rub down.

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Yup, the Bag Balm is some really good stuff. I used it on my feet when my skin was breaking down and cracking and bleeding.
It worked better than the pricey prescription stuff for me.
I just went lookin' for ours and Barb must have put it up so we would know where it is.
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I couldn't find it.
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But I have had really good luck with the Ballistol-Lube.
I use it on everything. Horn, Wood, Leather and Steel.
And a like most of the really good products a little goes a long, long ways.
But there's one thing you have to be careful about and that's swinging a khukuri or any other large sharp object right after treatment and even if it's been wiped off good.
The B-L is some really slippery stuff and it will make your hands as slick and smooth as anything you've applied it too.
And being that slick and smooth the large sharp objects can slide right outta your hands!!!!
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Perhaps that oughta go into the safety thread, reckon?
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Make sure you wash the slick stuff off your hands before using any sharp objects no matter the size!!!!

Oh and as far as getting some of the horse products Bill is right on with his suggestions.
I don't know if Southern Agriculture is a national franchise but many of our other animal and or pet supply stores in Tulsa has horse products.
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Yvsa.

"VEGETARIAN".............
Indin word for lousy hunter.

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Craig, I think I've used it too. I was wondering about the effect on buffalo horn. I've got another horn-handled knife on order (not a khukuri
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D.C. in the summer is not exactly dry (it was originally a swamp, after all), but I keep the AC on in my apartment. I should probably buy a humidifier; it would help the wine too.
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Yesterday at Wal_mart I found some Kiwi Saddle Soap that had Lanolin in it. It was the 2nd ingrediant, I have no idea about %% amount. Do you guys think that it would work on horn???

I was thinking that it might be better than others because it can be washed off (on the instructions it says to when using on leather) and I bet it wouldent leave a funky smell.
 
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Dave some people like the smell of saddle soap and some don't.
I am one of the ones who don't.
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It's not an offensive odor, it just has a whang to it I don't care for although I do use it on rare occasions.
One of our daughter's who has several horses says that anything with lanolin in it will work on hoofs, but it stands to reason the more lanolin the more effectiveness.
Lanolin will cause light colored veggie tanned leather to darken like neatsfoot oil does.
And for another wonderful leather protection and softening agent I used to use the Carnuba Cream that Tandy sold on all my leather goods.
Still do on my carved pieces.

Walosi how do you like the B-L so far?
I know you can't make any long term judgement yet.
Does its smell bother you or any family members?


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Yvsa.

"VEGETARIAN".............
Indin word for lousy hunter.
 
Bro:

The BL doesn't really have an odor - nothing more than a neutral aroma. Nobody has commented on it, and the Lab just gave it a passing dab with her nose. She is very odor-conscious. Hoppe's #9 will send her into the next room, and when the dryer is running with fabric softner in it, she goes outside and stands under the vent in ecstasy
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The BL must be somewhere in between.

"Lab analysis" usually costs two Milk Bones", but is donated to the cause in this case.

I'll have to take it down the block for a "Cat Scan" Heheheh

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Yvsa,
As a dyed-in-the-wool Black Powder shooter, I agree with you - Ballistol is The Stuff!
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It's all that I use anymore on any of my firearms, BP or smokeless. Cleans and lubes them, works on wood and leather, makes a great all- purpose cleaner around the house when diluted with water...the stuff is amazing. I've treated all of khukuris' handles with it and they seem to love the stuff too. I wipe the blades down with it...matter of fact, it is the only lubricant/protectant that The Sirupati Family has known since coming to live with me.
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As for the smell...well it sort of grows on you...
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Sarge the smell of the B-L doesn't bother me at all.
When I first started using it the B-L was definitely different, but nnever offensive.
It beats some of the other stuff I have used over the years.
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And you're right!!!!
The B-L is a great cleaner as well as a lubricant, restorant and all around all purpose preservative!!!!
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How has it done on your Sirupati handles and are they horn, wood, or both?
I would have to check out the past threads to see how long I've been using it, but it hasn't been a year yet I don't believe, but time has a way of getting away from me the older I get.
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Yvsa.

"VEGETARIAN".............
Indin word for lousy hunter.
 
Yvsa,
All of my khukuri handles are horn, and it works great on them. Just for fun, I also finished a little box that I keep sage in with it, did it like I would linseed oil...hand rubbed in, buffed when dry, hand rubbed in, buffed...gave it a nice flat satin finish.
 
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