Horn question

[Riley/MN]

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....

[Uncle Russ]

Good question Riley!  
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...

[ridjrunr]

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

[Roaddog]

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.

[Bigsmoke]

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

[BEAVERMAN]

Yep, what John said! then give it a couple 3 coats of Johnsons, waiting 4 or 5 days betwixed coats to letthe other harden!

[sse]

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

[HORNER75]

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