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Musk ox horn
- Thread starter akivory
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What are you getting for a horn as is???
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Chuck, how was the Ivory stabilized? I have had a lot of materials done over the years, and it never affected any of them, color wise, with the exception that on some woods, it darkened it a shade or so. You could hardly notice it.
http://www.stabilizedwood.com/
I have a pair of Mammoth scales that were stabilized, and you can't see any difference, except some gaps are filled.
Horn really benefits by it.
http://www.stabilizedwood.com/
I have a pair of Mammoth scales that were stabilized, and you can't see any difference, except some gaps are filled.
Horn really benefits by it.
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The only difference with horn being stabilized that I have ever noticed was that it became more translucent,which it will do when finishing it out anyways.
The best way to finish it out is like the old Sheffield makers did which is to add a piece of gold leafing to the back side of the horn before mounting it.This gives it a rich look.
One benefit to stabilizing horn that i have found is that the worms or moths that like to eat it will leave it alone after the stabilizing process.
I love horn,and that looks really cool,were can a person get some?
Bruce
The best way to finish it out is like the old Sheffield makers did which is to add a piece of gold leafing to the back side of the horn before mounting it.This gives it a rich look.
One benefit to stabilizing horn that i have found is that the worms or moths that like to eat it will leave it alone after the stabilizing process.
I love horn,and that looks really cool,were can a person get some?
Bruce
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Looks more like a white grub or a maggot to me--Yuk Yuk! Sandy
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Could be a ripe banana that has just been peeled-- again--Yuk Yuk! Sandy
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AK I have seen Bill Burkes knives with this stuff. How mucch will you be asking? Email me
I have orders for about 40 1/4 inch thick slabs.The only part of the horn that has the wild
patterns is boss on large bulls.And they are very hard to come by. The ones that I cut up in the past I have made stick tang
handles out of.I traded a couple of carvings for these two sets of horns and have quite a
bit in them.I am slabbing them because I think I can get a little better yield out of them.
The scan does not begin to show the patterens. .The larger set is almost nine inches from
front to back .I should have some left over after this order. I am going to send a sample to
WSSI. to see how it turns out..
Chuck
patterns is boss on large bulls.And they are very hard to come by. The ones that I cut up in the past I have made stick tang
handles out of.I traded a couple of carvings for these two sets of horns and have quite a
bit in them.I am slabbing them because I think I can get a little better yield out of them.
The scan does not begin to show the patterens. .The larger set is almost nine inches from
front to back .I should have some left over after this order. I am going to send a sample to
WSSI. to see how it turns out..
Chuck
I am going to have them stablized.i will get from $40 to $60 per set for them depnding on the size.I also have four tips that that have a round section is about 1 1/2 x 4 1/2 . They would make nice stick tang handles.You can drop me a line at akivory@gci.net .
Chuck
Chuck
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Stop teasing me, send me some quick.
