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12-11-2010, 03:03 AM #1Hones & Honing
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Shaping Horn....
I just came across this video on Youtube
YouTube - Herstellung Abbeyhorn Shoehorn
It is a long established English company that makes shoehorns from...horn!
The vid shows their process. It is consistent with what I have read in some of the old texts. Heat the horn to a temp less than molten lead ( under 600 F.) then place in a heated mold and press...but not to hard or the horn will "delaminate" , fibers will seperate.
Note that they leave the horn in the mold, under pressure, for 5 or more minutes.
I gotta try this with my forge and shop press!
Randolph Tuttle, a SRP Mentor for residents of Minnesota & western Wisconsin
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12-11-2010, 04:19 AM
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Wonder if that can be done with warped scales, heat them up and squish on to a flat surface.
12-11-2010, 12:26 PM
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That's cool Randy. Best I've ever done with horn is to heat it up in boiling water and squeeze it flat between two plates.
1. Horn stinks when it's cut on a bandsaw. 2. It really stinks when you burn it. 3. It'll stink some more when you get it wet.
The Abbeyhorn guys make it look easy though. Thanks.
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12-11-2010, 08:41 PM
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Mike, can you estimate the pressure from that vice?
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12-11-2010, 10:38 PM
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Thanks Randy! That is an interesting video. I would think that the folks working there pray for a good head cold!
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