I bought these Solid Buff horns on the bay about a year ago,advertized as 100% solid ,seller Is a well known long time dealer.
I dropped one last night,guess what:) they have glued in plugs,100% hollow,Buyer beware:(
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I bought these Solid Buff horns on the bay about a year ago,advertized as 100% solid ,seller Is a well known long time dealer.
I dropped one last night,guess what:) they have glued in plugs,100% hollow,Buyer beware:(
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ouch.. sorry for your loss. hope you didnt spend too much on them. the bay is never safe!
Bill I know it is a longshot, but I was thinking ........ you say he/she is a well known seller, heretofore thought to be trustworthy. I suspect few know these materials as well as you do, yet until you cut into the horn you were fooled, thinking they were solid, as advertised. Isn't it possible that the seller was also fooled, and that if you contact them with the evidence/photos, they might refund your $ ?
Without Question I think the seller thinks they are solid,Money spent was a very small amt.Quote:
Originally Posted by JimmyHAD
Is just sort of a heads up post as he is still selling them as solid horn.
In that case I'd for sure give him a heads up, even if I wasn't looking to return for a refund. IMHO.
Just did,He is a good Honest seller,am certain He thought the horn was solid.Quote:
Originally Posted by JimmyHAD
i've worked with people who sell items online aka ebay as a business. sometimes they are just not honest people at all, just trying to make a quick buck and cheat people.
ebay sellers sometimes get scammed as well, raw material sources are a stone cold bear at times to verify .salute.
Sure they are, 100% solid resin & infill materials,
just not 100% solid Buffalo horn
damn shame
makes you wonder how many others have been jipped with these items also?
Not knowing, but is a horn solid? I thought the middle had some sort of other matter and the horn grew around it? Never had one so I have no ideeer.
The tip sections Normally are solid for about 6 in.All this stuff comes from Asia.They know darn well that they can sell solid slabs and rnds for far more than hollow Horn.Quote:
Originally Posted by sharptonn
The material is useless,unless you want to make a powder horn:)
I buy all my horn & exotics from an old man in Roseville,,, never been worried. :beer2:
Bill, could those hollow horns be "sliced" into sections that can hold a straight? Didn't you make one out of fossil a year ago? Or ,,, cut into brush stands?Quote:
Originally Posted by pixelfixed
John,I Do not remember what I made yesterday:) Great Ideas man, the horn is actually very Pretty I think,Will not go to waste.Quote:
Originally Posted by Hirlau
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Dang, that's a bummer. Isn't there anything that you can do with them?
Feel free to correct me, but I was under the impression that most scale slabs begin with a radius section cut from the original round section and are softened with heat either water or steam and pressed between steel plates to produce the flat slabs that we see available. If you think about it , I personally have never seen a animal with square horns. :shrug: The area of the tips is solid, and this is the area that produces the highest quality material . Much of what is available is probably of the pressed variety.
I have no idea myself, but this would make sense, Buffalo horn always tends to warp in a roundish way if heated to much. IE trying to regain its original shape.Quote:
Originally Posted by Wirm
Still....would make for some cool brush handles
I posted a link in the workshop forum you may find interesting.:hmmm::
