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Bison flat horn
« on: August 22, 2017, 03:23:49 AM »
Haven't posted for awhile but I thought I would post my latest. It is Bison and is 1 inch thick, 4 inches at the base and 12 inches around the outside curve. The tip is applied antler and it is pinned with bison horn pins, the base is bone and is pinned with bone. The drawer pull at the bottom is one of my creations of brass. I still need to make a spout plug. Hope you all like it.

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Re: Bison flat horn
« Reply #1 on: August 22, 2017, 03:32:41 AM »
Now that is different!   I like it.  The contrast is cool.  Marc

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Re: Bison flat horn
« Reply #2 on: August 22, 2017, 04:42:05 AM »
Outstanding Ron!! 
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Re: Bison flat horn
« Reply #3 on: August 22, 2017, 04:44:53 AM »
Thanks Marc and Gary. Appreciate the kind words.
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Re: Bison flat horn
« Reply #4 on: August 22, 2017, 04:59:25 PM »
I like that bone base with the bone pins. Nice looking horn.

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Re: Bison flat horn
« Reply #5 on: August 22, 2017, 05:28:14 PM »
Oh that's a dandy!
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Re: Bison flat horn
« Reply #6 on: August 22, 2017, 07:09:02 PM »
 Looks nice and clean, great finish for Buff.

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Re: Bison flat horn
« Reply #7 on: August 22, 2017, 07:58:02 PM »
Great looking horn, Ron. I love the antler tip and the bone plug cap. Thanks for sharing.      Bob
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Re: Bison flat horn
« Reply #8 on: August 22, 2017, 08:56:07 PM »
Nicely done!!
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Re: Bison flat horn
« Reply #9 on: August 22, 2017, 09:18:46 PM »
Thanks for all the kind words.

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Re: Bison flat horn
« Reply #10 on: August 22, 2017, 11:46:35 PM »
Nice clean looking horn Ron.  Well done!  The bone and antler work well.
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Re: Bison flat horn
« Reply #11 on: August 22, 2017, 11:55:27 PM »
Agree works well together,looks to be a nice horn to carry being a little flat as well

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Re: Bison flat horn
« Reply #12 on: August 23, 2017, 10:18:06 AM »
That horn is truly elegant. I've tried making flat horns With bison horns. Due to the thickness of the horn, I had to cut off the tip to flaten it.  How did you solve this?

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Re: Bison flat horn
« Reply #13 on: August 23, 2017, 04:32:44 PM »
That one really came out nice Ron. I do like the flat Buff horns with white contrasts.

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Re: Bison flat horn
« Reply #14 on: August 23, 2017, 11:50:55 PM »
That horn is truly elegant. I've tried making flat horns With bison horns. Due to the thickness of the horn, I had to cut off the tip to flaten it.  How did you solve this?

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Rolf, I started out by taking a lot of thickness out of the horn and then flattened it.

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Re: Bison flat horn
« Reply #15 on: August 24, 2017, 12:04:27 AM »
 Hey Ron, want'a do a tutorial on it? Would be great.

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Re: Bison flat horn
« Reply #16 on: August 24, 2017, 01:13:48 AM »
Tim , I wouldn't mind at all but it may be a little while before I can do one.  Have a bunch of other irons in the fire and they seem to be keep falling out on me.
I'm not entirely sure I should show how I do things it might freak a lot of people out but let me see what and when I can come up with something.

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Re: Bison flat horn
« Reply #17 on: August 28, 2017, 05:51:54 PM »
Tim , I wouldn't mind at all but it may be a little while before I can do one.  Have a bunch of other irons in the fire and they seem to be keep falling out on me.
I'm not entirely sure I should show how I do things it might freak a lot of people out but let me see what and when I can come up with something.

Ron

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Re: Bison flat horn
« Reply #18 on: September 08, 2017, 07:29:20 PM »
Can only imagine what that black would look like against a natural deer skin jacket! What do you do to get that low gloss sheen? Would also like another pic showing the white triangle butt on your other buffalo horn
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Re: Bison flat horn
« Reply #19 on: September 09, 2017, 04:40:02 PM »
  Ron nice work. O

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Re: Bison flat horn
« Reply #20 on: September 09, 2017, 05:57:34 PM »
Great horns Ron, always enjoy seeing your works.
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Re: Bison flat horn
« Reply #21 on: September 10, 2017, 12:34:05 AM »
Can only imagine what that black would look like against a natural deer skin jacket! What do you do to get that low gloss sheen? Would also like another pic showing the white triangle butt on your other buffalo horn
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J

J, I use sand paper up to 400grit and then 0000 steel wool to finish. I then apply a real good coat of Johnson paste wax and polish it way more than I want to.

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