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Rams horn

flexi

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Another very very nice selection, it also goes to show how different sections can be.... a bit like wood...
Bet your workshop smelt nice after that:sob::sob:
 

alan morrison

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I'm impressed. It's my understanding horn is a difficult medium. Well done.

I got rams horns from a local vet who makes shepherd's crooks. What I got were his offcuts, so the first difficulty was finding enough material to cut into blanks. When I first got them I boiled one for 20 minutes and then straightened it on a vice before turning it. A couple of months the pen had a couple of cracks. I should have left it for a while before turning.
The horns have now been sitting in the workshop for 2 years and I was able to cut the blanks on a bandsaw.
Turning is not easy because of the hardness and shape of the horn, but is ok to turn when round.
Alan
 

yorkshireman

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It’s something I’ve been meaning to try but never got round to it. They turned out very well Alan
 

darrenreid1967

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Love the colour of the horn and the fact that you were able to leve a bit of the horn bark on them as well. Very well paired with the components used.

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