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Offline Dennis Glazener

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Sibley work
« on: May 10, 2014, 05:02:59 PM »
Scott will post some text to go with these.
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Offline bigbat

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Re: Sibley work
« Reply #1 on: May 10, 2014, 05:10:50 PM »
Theres a lot of work that goes into processing the raw materials before you can start a project like this and when your eyes are aging and your all thumbs it doesn't help. I don't have the courage or patience to try a domed plug.
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Re: Sibley work
« Reply #2 on: May 10, 2014, 05:11:59 PM »
Very good info. No text really needed. This explains a lot for the St. Louis horns. Many thanks to both of you.

Steve
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Re: Sibley work
« Reply #3 on: May 10, 2014, 05:20:12 PM »
Are those dots, black and white epoxy or are the inlays?
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Offline bigbat

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Re: Sibley work
« Reply #4 on: May 10, 2014, 05:51:47 PM »
the black spots are buffalo horn, white spots are buffalo shin bone, I have used elk antler for the pegs also. No "pox" was used. I  did  use super glue to secure the pieces while assembling and to help secure the pegs
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Re: Sibley work
« Reply #5 on: May 10, 2014, 05:54:44 PM »
the black triangles are heat flattened buffalo horn and the white material is from the shin bone of a buffalo I bagged several years ago.  As I said lots of work in preparation
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Offline Kermit

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Re: Sibley work
« Reply #6 on: May 10, 2014, 05:56:45 PM »
Bag Balm! Horn finish? Patch lube? ???
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Re: Sibley work
« Reply #7 on: May 10, 2014, 05:59:55 PM »
bag balm for dry, chapped and cracked hands from irrigating here in the desert.  Right now they are re purposed and hold buffalo tallow, beeswax and olive oil mix for leather and hands.
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Re: Sibley work
« Reply #8 on: May 10, 2014, 06:07:41 PM »
 ;)
I have so many "repurposed" containers in my shop that I use stick-on labels to identify contents.

How did you cut those little round dot inserts?
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Re: Sibley work
« Reply #9 on: May 10, 2014, 08:59:06 PM »
a small hand made dowel cutter.
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Re: Sibley work
« Reply #10 on: May 10, 2014, 11:29:37 PM »
Wow!  Can you expand on the process of determining the size of the triangles?  Looks like the
mental preparation is harder than the execution or am I missing some simple method of having
them end up making a nice circle?
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Re: Sibley work
« Reply #11 on: May 11, 2014, 12:02:21 AM »
draw a circle alitle bigger than the base of your rounded buffalo horn, Use a protractor and divide it into the number you want (divisable by 2)  glue the paper to the horn and bone pieces, cut them out, fit them together, peg them down.


flattening the bone and horn are bunch of work to begin with.  Its a challenging project.
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Re: Sibley work
« Reply #12 on: May 11, 2014, 01:01:22 AM »
  Good, No Great stuff Scott, a Lot of work in fitting. Thanks for sharing.

     Tim C.
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Offline The Original Griz

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Re: Sibley work
« Reply #13 on: May 11, 2014, 01:49:07 PM »
Quote from: bigbat on May 11, 2014, 12:02:21 AM
flattening the bone and horn are bunch of work to begin with.  Its a challenging project.

You said a mouthful there Scott..... Nice pic man.. You do fantastic work.
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Re: Sibley work
« Reply #14 on: May 11, 2014, 02:35:31 PM »
Scott,  Thanks for sharing that.  I don't have a buffalo horn but I have a lot of wood.  What do you all think of
me trying this with perhaps a walnut and curly maple combination?  I think it might look good.  I hope it turns out
better than my 9th grade chess board from woodshop :D
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Re: Sibley work
« Reply #15 on: May 12, 2014, 07:06:17 AM »
give it a shot, shreck.    mark
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Offline Kermit

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Re: Sibley work
« Reply #16 on: May 12, 2014, 05:02:35 PM »
Ebony and holly.
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Re: Sibley work
« Reply #17 on: May 12, 2014, 05:08:39 PM »
Nice work Scott.
 Have not been to Wyoming in sometime now. Matches are on hold.
If I could REMEMBER to call you when I was down there...... If I ever get there.
But my brain is like a sieve sometimes.

Dan
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