my first try

[Hammerhead]

souns good to me

[NAULTRICK1]

  Sleeping Elk- I like it, looks like yer christened Bud 

[ErikPrice1@msn.com]

Great job so far on the horn.  Guess I need to get off my lazy butt  and give my horns I been collecting a try.

[Hammerhead]

i just figured that i got them i  may as well try it whats the worst that can happen.

[ErikPrice1@msn.com]

 Just started scratchen on a horn last night .  Findin out all kinds of interesting things. Will try to post pics here in a day or two.

[DandJofAZ]

We'll be a waitin'

Doug

[ErikPrice1@msn.com]

 I'm in the middle of tryin to scribe the compass, it's coming along but I think I have a problem doing circles.

[Horner75]

To many folks try to jump in the middle and do engraving over their heads.  That said!  Start out by scratching straight line bordering and more geometric styles to get use to your tool and don't start doing alot of swirls and circles until you feel real comfortable trying them!  Engraving, not scrimshaw on horn, takes a lot of practice and patience!

Rick

[Hammerhead]

kinda scared to do my other buffalo horn cause i didnt have any brass pins for the first one and i dont wanna start another till i get the first one completely done where can i get cheap brass pins

[ErikPrice1@msn.com]

kinda scared to do my other buffalo horn cause i didnt have any brass pins for the first one and i dont wanna start another till i get the first one completely done where can i get cheap brass pins

Use furniture tacks and snip the heads off.  Just tried to make a flat horn the other day. It's really screded up.

[Hammerhead]

do you still have it and is there a good sized piece of it left if so save it i will give ya somethin for it i can make i nice comb out of it

[ErikPrice1@msn.com]

do you still have it and is there a good sized piece of it left if so save it i will give ya somethin for it i can make i nice comb out of it

Yeah, I never throw anything away, you've heard of my barn haven't you.

[Hammerhead]

yup.  . what do you think you would want for it if there is a pretty good sized piece left of it

[ErikPrice1@msn.com]

PM sent

[Horner75]

kinda scared to do my other buffalo horn cause i didnt have any brass pins for the first one and I dont wanna start another till I get the first one completely done where can i get cheap brass pins

Crazy Crow sells brass tacks and pins, but why don't you use wood pegs?  They're more correct, if your going that route and tooth picks make dandy horn base pegs!  Just drill a small hole the size of the pick.  Put a spot of glue on it and insert into the hole.  When dry, just cut off with a sharp knife!

Some unknowing folks and modern companies use brass nails, but these were uncommon in the old days.  Usually wood or iron nails were used.  The larger solid brass headed tacks came along later and most of the original buffalo horns we see in museums and photo's are from the late 19th century (1870's to 1900).

JMTCW,
Rick