horn handles

[DennisStrickland]

l to r. ram stock---moose buffalo---sleeveboard polor ice---pioneer black buff---scout 2nd cut ram---& scout red buff.i welcome all horn pics however i'm curious as to why formites seem to show few horn handled gecs. personally i think there is some apprehension about damage from bettles but i feel well protected by the tubes gec furnishes with their folders. any feedback would certainly be appreciated. dennis [ the celluloid was tossed in for color]

 

[thejamppa]

I love way buffalo horn looks like

 

[TLARbb]

I like horn, just have not had many opportunities to buy it. I particularly like the smooth horn examples in your post.

The ram's horn is nice too. Great looking set of knives.

I chipped up the only horn handle I had which kind of bummed me out. I going to try it again though.

Ed

 

[black mamba]

Dennis, the Scout Jack in ram has great looking translucense, a real beauty!

 

[Tostig]

I have an old British sailors knife , one main blade and a marlin spike. The knife has always been in rough shape , very hard to open , etc.

The scales I thought were some rough cut wood impregnated with cosmoline or something along those lines , cut with a grippy pattern in them.. So one day I decided to take out the marlin spike and make it a single bladed knife since it was just collecting sock dust in my drawer. I spent a few nights on it polishing the parts , getting rid of decades old rust and gunk , put the knife back together with new pins then decided to sand the scales flat and polish the wood up some.
Well after sanding them flat I noticed and odd chatoyance and opaqueness to the wood , well silly me , that was because the wood was horn ! A very dark and beautiful horn.
To be honest it was also the smell of the dust from sanding that made me go 'hmmm' , this doesnt smell like any wood I've come across, smells more like mildly burnt hair !


Yea so , I have one knife with horn scales now.

Tostig


edit = the 'moose buffalo' is my favorite in that pic.

 

[T.A.DAVISON]

Some very nice knives there. - :thumbup:

TA



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[PB Wilson]

My Northfield has smooth black horn scales, and while I loved the look initially, I'm not so sure I'll be seeking out any more down the road. You can't see from the pic, but there's a gap between the scales and the front bolster and in a couple areas, a thin layer of horn seems to be separating from a lower layer. I'm confident that I can super glue it back and make it look reasonably good, but I wonder how it'll do over time.

I've read that it's not the most stable stuff and I should keep an eye on the gap during the humid summer vs. the dry winter.

It's a user and I love it regardless. Just sayin'.

 

[Will Power]

Ram's Horn looks very handsome and shows a remarkable variation in textures/appearance. Good stuff, I need more.

 

[Absintheur]

I have always liked buffalo horn but only own a few pieces. I do have some great honey colored horn scales...just don't know what to put them on.

here is a whale tail languiole in a small pen knife...

and my Schmidt and Sohn...

 

[DennisStrickland]

how does that whale tail work, never seen one like it ?dennis

 

[smiling-knife]

This is an older one.

Checkerd water buffalo horn was the specified material for WWI British Army knives.

 

[Absintheur]

how does that whale tail work, never seen one like it ?dennis

The knife is peanut sized and that wide tail just kind of fits fits into the palm. It is hard to explain but I find it tremendous tip control held like this...absolutely does not try to twist in the hand...

 

[Frankki]

One picture of a horn handle that I happened to find. My Consigli Zuava with buffalo horn handles. Nice stout working knife.

That's a 5" Moose Tommi in the pic for comparison.

 

[DennisStrickland]

thanks for the great pics guys.Absintheur a surgeon must have come up with that pattern, thanks dennis