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10-04-2013, 12:26 PM #1
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Thanked: 8Hi Jaime
Many thanks for the great tutorial, its just what I was looking for as i have only this week managed to get hold of a lovely horn and am intending to make some scale from it !
One question - The horn has a natural curve to it an I wonder if you know of any technique of straightening it flat ?
I have look on Wiki and generally on the forum and web and cannot find an answer - any ideas anyone ?
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celticcrusader (10-04-2013)
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10-04-2013, 12:44 PM #2
Careful with straightening horn, it bends back over time. You'd be safer to saw your scales from the original shape.
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10-04-2013, 03:34 PM #3
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celticcrusader (10-04-2013)
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10-04-2013, 03:57 PM #4
Thanks for creating this tutorial. I'm a big fan of horn scales and I plan on using these instructions to make my own set soon.
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celticcrusader (10-04-2013)
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10-05-2013, 01:13 AM #5“The white gleam of swords, not the black ink of books, clears doubts and uncertainties and bleak outlooks.”
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celticcrusader (02-18-2014)
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10-05-2013, 01:24 AM #6
Hi guys!
This is a video from a business who has been working with horn since I believe 1749!
Seems to work for them!
The Making of Abbeyhorn Shoe Horns | A Continuous Lean.
Enjoy!Our house is as Neil left it- an Aladdin’s cave of 'stuff'.
Kim X
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luckypip (10-31-2013)
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10-05-2013, 02:25 AM #7
Modern black horn is from Water Buffalo and comes in a half inch thick chunk. It also warps. It is best to cut the inside of both scales from the same block side with a slight cup in it..
Some black steer horn is also processed by heat. It shows as a white streaking in the horn.
Steer horn is the one used in the above video and most of it is pressed hot to make a slab also. And..it does tend to bend and warp when exposed to unequal moisture on the sides. The really cheap imported stuff often also has de-laminations from poor heat control during processing.
Just my few years of doing things the hard or cheap way.
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10-05-2013, 04:01 AM #8
That is just an awesome tutorial, Jaime!!
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celticcrusader (10-05-2013)
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10-08-2013, 12:07 AM #9
How did u make the spacer
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celticcrusader (10-08-2013)
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10-08-2013, 04:27 AM #10
I use a similar method to this, Making Wedges - Straight Razor Place Wiki
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