Thread: Antelope Horn Scales

This is a project that I started about 2 weeks ago now...
I was looking at a lot of really nice custom horn scaled razors, on this and other forums, and remembered that I had a set of antelope horns that have been collecting dust since I took them back in 1992...These horns have some sentimental value to me, as they are from the single longest shot that I have made to date. I took this antelope on the eastern prairies of Colorado with a custom .308 that I made for myself, the shot was 882 yards, just over a half mile, so the horns are kinda special to me... I always said that I was going to make a set of knife handles out of them, but never got around to it.... I finally found a great use for them now, as razor scales, here are some pics of the work so far...

One of the raw horns....



After cutting and sanding, these are the rough blanks...




I had to figure out how to seal the horn, because antelope horn is s little different from other horns, not only is it very fibrous, they are also the only creature that drops it's horns (not antlers) I used a clear epoxy to seal them.....





I decided on using pure silver for the wedge, I got this from a local jeweler for a song, it was an outdated one ounce gift piece, I actually pounded it into the wedge shape with an anvil and sledge......





I'll keep adding to this thread, as it gets closer and closer to completion....