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Craftsmanship => Accoutrements => Topic started by: Riley/MN on March 02, 2014, 11:58:15 PM

Title: Horn question
Post by: Riley/MN on March 02, 2014, 11:58:15 PM
I won a very nice bison horn in a raffle a couple years ago - smooth as a baby's butt it was. I moved the horn today and noticed that the pores had opened up in the curve of the horn and is now quite rough. Is this normal? Is there anything that can be done to smooth it back out? I have no idea how thick the horn is in this area....
Title: Re: Horn question
Post by: Uncle Russ on March 04, 2014, 12:46:10 AM
Good question Riley!  :lt th
You betcha I'll be checking my Buffalo Horns.... tonight!
I've never noticed anything over the years, but I haven't checked real close either!

Uncle Russ...
Title: Re: Horn question
Post by: ridjrunr on March 04, 2014, 01:07:21 AM
ya know, I have one squirreled away I keep meenin to finish and the last time I looked at it it had very fine rough spots or micro hair lines showing. I was thinking of taking it back with either a scraper or steel wool and then either puting on paste wax or ballistol just to see how it keeps it. just an idea
Title: Re: Horn question
Post by: Roaddog on March 04, 2014, 06:06:48 AM
I have a bison priminghorn from Beaverman from years ago and it's still smooth as can be. I think he put Johnson paste wax on all his horns.
Title: Re: Horn question
Post by: Bigsmoke on March 04, 2014, 10:57:06 AM
Riley, Yeah, you are kind of describing the nature of the beast.  Sometimes they will get all ugly and nasty and such like that.
Unless the horn is off a young cow, there should be a lot of thickness to it.  Should be able to be scraped, sanded, buffed back to wonderful.  Then, as was said, put a nice coat of hard paste wax on it or buff on a wheel with a white compound (about 600 grit).
I made my bison horn about 26 - 27 years ago, and it is still looking as good as the day I made it.
Hope that helps.
John
Title: Re: Horn question
Post by: BEAVERMAN on March 05, 2014, 05:22:23 PM
Yep, what John said! then give it a couple 3 coats of Johnsons, waiting 4 or 5 days betwixed coats to letthe other harden!
Title: Re: Horn question
Post by: sse on March 06, 2014, 09:42:15 AM
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I made my bison horn about 26 - 27 years ago, and it is still looking as good as the day I made it.
Hey, I'll give ya 50 bucks for it...LOL
Title: Re: Horn question
Post by: HORNER75 on March 20, 2014, 05:29:22 PM
9 times out of 10 times, you can scrape the rough and cracked area out of them Buffler horns.  I cheat sometimes and just sand the rough area with my 8" X 48" JET belt table sander!

Rick