Two Part Tips-Couple More Pix Added

[Tim Crosby]

 The other day I needed a tip for a banded horn, One led to Two, then Three...

  Tim C.

[smokinbuck]

Tim,
Looks like you have enough for a week or so work!
Mark

[T.C.Albert]

those are so nice...
I like them all!
tc

[David R. Pennington]

Very nice. What material? Antler? What type lathe do you use and how do you chuck them to turn?

[Tim Crosby]

Very nice. What material? Antler? What type lathe do you use and how do you chuck them to turn?

 Yes they are Antler, I use a Pen Mandrel to turn them. This Tutorial may help:

  http://americanlongrifles.org/forum/index.php?topic=11613.msg110443#msg110443

 One thing I do different now is shaping the horn to fit the tip. I use a tapered reamer on the tip and taper the horn tip so no step is required. Unless you do not have a reamer then you can use the step method.

  Tim C. 

[David Rase]

Those tips look really nice Tim.  Very well shaped and proportioned.  I always love it when a plan comes together.  It is so much more productive once you are set up and in a groove to turn multiple pieces.
David

[P.W.Berkuta]

Where do you get the antler material?

[Tim Crosby]

Where do you get the antler material?

 Whitetail Deer, either hunted, drops or guys give it to me.

    Tim C.

[Tim Crosby]

 Above I talk about tapering the tip to fit the horn. Here are a couple Pix of the process. The Antler is turned to shape and a 1/2" hole is drilled through, then while chucked up the reamer is used to taper the inside to fit a horn. The reamer is an old 3/4" pipe reamer that I broke off and ground down.

  Tim C.

[seesbirds]

Tim, are you turning down the end of the horn on a lathe to match the taper on the inside of the tip?

[Tim Crosby]

Tim, are you turning down the end of the horn on a lathe to match the taper on the inside of the tip?

 No, I do that by hand as I shape the horn. Here's a couple in the works.

  Tim




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[Gun Butcher]

Tim thanks for the ideas. Their always seems to be another way to do things that I haven't thought about before.

Ron

[Marcruger]

Those are very cool and diverse horn tips.  I don't know which one I like best.  I hope to see them on some horns soon.  :-)  I really appreciate your sharing ideas and techniques Tim!