Rally 'Round the Ram Horn!

[quattromori]

Grew up with ram's horn on knives (and sheep cheese, meat and so on... ) so let me give this thread a touch of my homeland:

fausto

 

[67nick]

Here's a couple of 62's that I've got in Smooth Ram's Horn. The translucent quality and color really make this an awesome/unique material. The morning sunlight made the color in these 2 go from a deep butterscotch to more of an orange tone. I would love to see more runs in Ram's Horn, very cool stuff!

 

[2Dead]

Awesome horn guys!!

 

[meako]

Ontario RAT Stockman D2.

 

[yatsunil]

Nice one Meako! :thumbup: I just got it's cousin

Ontario RAT Railsplitter.
Love that translucent ram's horn.

 

[Dean51]

Beautiful knife yatsuni. :thumbup: I've got it's distant cousins in stag and walnut.

 

[jackknife]

I don't have any sheep cheese, but I may as well toss my horn handle resolza into the thread, along with some nice Havarti and Jarlsburg.

 

[meako]

Linus that's a real stunner mate.Vaaiiry nice.
Those 62's are fantastic.
Carl,harvati yes, caraway seeds no
maybe its time to try them again.

 

[Peter Parker]

Ohhh! That TDJ Ram is to die for! My only ram horn unfortunately is a KaBar Trapper which I'm crazy about!

 

[black mamba]

New photo of my old RAT railsplitter.

 

[bozack]

My one and only for now. Waiting on a CSC stockman to come.

Lower right, Andy Mills custom.

 

[meako]

Our comrade Woodrow F Call will recognise this one.
Just gazing through the thread makes think what a wondrous and variable material rams horn really is.

 

[chisumr]

Thanks for all the pics. I had no idea it could look so beautiful....

 

[Will Power]

Let's let the Ram out for another rally :thumbup:

 

[black mamba]

Very nice one, Will!

 

[Mason Knives]

I love Rams Horn, it has such a good feel to it.

 

[Jack Black]

Beautiful knife Paul :thumbup:

 

[Mason Knives]

Thanks Jack, your very kind!!

 

[Will Power]

Jeff Many thanks, it's an odd knife but great in the hand feel - a vital aspect I think! The D2 is very keen.

Paul Mason Ram's Horn looks superb on your knife, the contours of the horn make an excellent contrast with the curve of the handle. What's it like to work with? I could imagine thick pieces are quite a challenge?

Regards, Will

 

[Mason Knives]

Hi Will

Thanks for the compliments, very kind of you.
Rams horn can be a problem if you get hot whilst sanding it to the right thickness. I grind a bit, then put it on my steel surface plate to take any heat out, grind the other scale and keep repeating the process. Dont rush is always the answer, like most things.
I then leave them overnight held together with elastic bands in case they have warped a little. Oh and it stinks a bit!!

Cheers

Paul