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Thread: I need horn!!

  1. 10-24-2012, 12:00 AM #1
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    Just wondering where to get horn blanks for scales. Now I've read that getting animal "parts" across the border can be a pain in the rear. I'm not sure if this is true or not but, If you Canadian boys know somewhere here in Canada, that would be key. I'm dying to do some horn scales!! Wood wood wood just gets boring.
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    Quote Originally Posted by HARRYWALLY View Post
    Just wondering where to get horn blanks for scales. Now I've read that getting animal "parts" across the border can be a pain in the rear. I'm not sure if this is true or not but, If you Canadian boys know somewhere here in Canada, that would be key. I'm dying to do some horn scales!! Wood wood wood just gets boring.
    I have ordered from Masecraft a couple of times with no problems at all:

    Masecraft USA: HORN
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    U need horn? OK!
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    Your just always there to put a smile on my face MLA! By the way, if you could pick a number for the back of your jersey, what would it be??
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    Quote Originally Posted by HARRYWALLY View Post
    Your just always there to put a smile on my face MLA! By the way, if you could pick a number for the back of your jersey, what would it be??
    $1,000,000 or 3.14
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    hahahahaha. Nice! Well in the words of Red Green, "Keep your stick on the ice!"

    Maybe that's an idea. Duct tape scales!!!!

    Maybe not.
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    I have bought from this guy on eBay and never had any issues. The postage rate applies no matter how many blanks you order.

    http://stores.ebay.ca/Pietra-Dura-Etcetera?_rdc=1
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    Quote Originally Posted by rmalak View Post
    I have bought from this guy on eBay and never had any issues. The postage rate applies no matter how many blanks you order.
    http://stores.ebay.ca/Pietra-Dura-Etcetera?_rdc=1
    I have had good luck with him also. Be very sure to describe what you want exactly. There are products with the same name that will not satisfy you. Horn is extremely variable in coherence, coloration and warpage. I would suggest contacting him by email and then making your order from the 'bay after he answers your query. That way, with your ebay name, he knows it is you and will fill the order himself rather than it being filled by an order picker that only looks at the bin label.
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    Bye the way, when you get the horn, do not just let it sit. It will absorb moisture on one side and warp badly. Also a 6" x 2.5-3" x 5mm/.25" thick piece will yield 4 scales. Two pair.
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    As geez says,any natural material to be used as scale material,be it wood,Bone,Horn, Ivory,is hygroscopic. It will extract water from the air around it and warp.
    Tape it, clamp it to a flat object,if not being used right away.
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    Very cool guys. Thanks for those links!
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