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sheep horn slabs
- Thread starter elim
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I use lots of sheephorn on handles but i never heard of stabelizeing them i dont think it would work as they would warp during the process and you would not be able to strighten them out
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All that is not Given Is Lost
why would sheep horn be any diffrent to stabilize that say bone?i am looking for a good handle material that i don't have to worry about swelling when it gets wet.some thing that will act like a stabilized wood but have some style to it.
[This message has been edited by elim (edited 04-18-2000).]
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Hey Gerome:
Where can I buy some of that horn? Thanks for the info.
Marcel
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Where can I buy some of that horn? Thanks for the info.
Marcel
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Blue Ridge knives sell it at the best prices but you have to buy 100.00 worth of stuff to order from them
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TbarK Custom Knives
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>>why would sheep horn be any diffrent to stabilize that say bone
I'm not sure if this was what you were getting at but horn is very different from bone. While a (finished) antler is very bone like, a horn is a bone with a "sheath" over top of it. Think of a powder horn. Those don't have to be hollowed out. So now what you have is a relatively thin, almost plastic like sheath that is conical in shape. It takes careful cutting, heating and cooling under gentle pressure, perhaps with a weight or sandwiched between flat surfaces to get it flat enough for scales. I've never tried it but I too would be concerned about the vacuum and pressure of stabilizing unless it was put in the chamber, 'sandwiched' to keep it's shape. Of course, you have me thinking now, that if someone could come up with a bighorn that had not broomed off it's lamb tips, It would be possible to stabilize, fill as required and would make a very nice half tang. Hmmm...
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Rob Ridley
Ranger Original Handcrafted Knives
I'm not sure if this was what you were getting at but horn is very different from bone. While a (finished) antler is very bone like, a horn is a bone with a "sheath" over top of it. Think of a powder horn. Those don't have to be hollowed out. So now what you have is a relatively thin, almost plastic like sheath that is conical in shape. It takes careful cutting, heating and cooling under gentle pressure, perhaps with a weight or sandwiched between flat surfaces to get it flat enough for scales. I've never tried it but I too would be concerned about the vacuum and pressure of stabilizing unless it was put in the chamber, 'sandwiched' to keep it's shape. Of course, you have me thinking now, that if someone could come up with a bighorn that had not broomed off it's lamb tips, It would be possible to stabilize, fill as required and would make a very nice half tang. Hmmm...
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Rob Ridley
Ranger Original Handcrafted Knives