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It all depends how bad they are. If there is material big enough to use for a wedge I save it. I use other pieces to inlay custom scales. Bad parts I grind down to a fine powder to use when filling bug bites with super glue. I put Superglue in the hole and work the horn powder into the Superglue. It dries faster and blends in when sanding.
Even if they are beyond repair, I retain them as fodder for hornoxy. You can keep them as they are or start sanding them and retain the horn dust in a baggie.Quote:
Originally Posted by MrZ
In my opinion the time and the effort to try to repair them would be uneconomical.
Get some new horn and make a copy.
Or get some wild glitter and put it in epoxy for repair.....
It might give you a wild look for the art world and you have nothing to loose.:shrug:
Yeah....Looks like the bugs are still in there? :rofl2:Quote:
Originally Posted by 32t
Pretty much gone!
Never throw anything away! :nono:
i found that ebony dust and super glue work well too. Seems when i made horn dust it didn't turn out black but instead grey. re-dyed the whole set with black leather stain.
Yes. I have had great luck with Bakelite dust. If you rough-sand the grain into it and polish it up with the scales, turns out well. Best thing so far is the Bog Oak dust from Outback's laboratory.Quote:
Originally Posted by tintin
Indeed some dye. I have used a magic marker! :D
I've got half a shoebox worth of them sitting on a self.............also someday......lolQuote:
Originally Posted by AlanQ