Horn for buttstocks - Page 2

gizmo · 12-16-2013, 09:37 AM

Thanks...

Stuff listed not quite wide enough, but source looks promising and I'll check further with them. I think looking into other folks, too, who supply knifemakers is the way to fly. Back in October, at a local gun show, I ran into a fellow who was using horn of various kinds and asked him about that. A lot of his items originated in India, especially the Damascus blades he specialized in. He would get blanks from there and finish them here, adding scales, etc. ...Very affable fellow situated in Upper NY , somewhere. He offered to sell me whatever I needed. Unfortunately, amidst the excitement of chasing "bargains" , I somehow misplaced not only his card, but the lovely Damacus straight razor I had purchased from him , no doubt literally saving my neck in the process!

gizmo · 12-16-2013, 09:38 AM

Thanks...

Stuff listed not quite wide enough, but source looks promising and I'll check further with them. I think looking into other folks, too, who supply knife makers is the way to fly. Back in October, at a local gun show, I ran into a fellow who was using horn of various kinds and asked him about that. A lot of his items originated in India, especially the Damascus blades he specialized in. He would get blanks from there and finish them here, adding scales, etc. ...Very affable fellow situated in Upper NY , somewhere. He offered to sell me whatever I needed. Unfortunately, amidst the excitement of chasing "bargains" , I somehow misplaced not only his card, but the lovely Damascus straight razor I had purchased from him , no doubt literally saving my neck in the process!

Edward Tinker · 12-16-2013, 10:48 AM

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sheepherder · 12-16-2013, 10:58 AM

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Originally Posted by Edward Tinker

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Excellent idea! I had deleted several of my posts for that very reason.

Here's a scan from the last Jantz catalog I have. Jantz and Texas Knifemakers Supply both have a good assortment of horn to choose from.

I mentioned that horn & bone both are moisture aware. there was an old thread in the Buck forum about a custom knifemaker in New Orleans who made a really nice Bowie-type knife (or Tennessee toothpick, whichever you prefer) for a guy in Nevada, with horn scales...The Nevada guy was thrilled about it (big $$$ too)...For a couple weeks...Then the scales warped...Seemed they were 'stable' in a humid climate, but dried/shrunk/shriveled in an arid clime...

Anyway, one of the odder ways to stabilize horn/bone that was suggested was to coat/rub in instant glue...(Whatever the proper name is - I don't use it). That new stuff that glues anything to anything. I can't recommend it as I've never tried it - but it was suggested by a knifemaker I respect, so it may be worth a try...

Edit: Super Glue!!! That's what it is!!! Some long chemical name...Cyanocyangilic...Whatever...

gizmo · 12-16-2013, 12:36 PM

Thanks for that. Whatever works, works!

12-16-2013, 09:37 AM	#21
gizmo User Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Western Pennsylvania Posts: 27 Thanks: 6 Thanked 4 Times in 3 Posts	Buffalo horn Thanks... Stuff listed not quite wide enough, but source looks promising and I'll check further with them. I think looking into other folks, too, who supply knifemakers is the way to fly. Back in October, at a local gun show, I ran into a fellow who was using horn of various kinds and asked him about that. A lot of his items originated in India, especially the Damascus blades he specialized in. He would get blanks from there and finish them here, adding scales, etc. ...Very affable fellow situated in Upper NY , somewhere. He offered to sell me whatever I needed. Unfortunately, amidst the excitement of chasing "bargains" , I somehow misplaced not only his card, but the lovely Damacus straight razor I had purchased from him , no doubt literally saving my neck in the process!

12-16-2013, 09:38 AM	#22
gizmo User Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Western Pennsylvania Posts: 27 Thanks: 6 Thanked 4 Times in 3 Posts	Buffalo horn Thanks... Stuff listed not quite wide enough, but source looks promising and I'll check further with them. I think looking into other folks, too, who supply knife makers is the way to fly. Back in October, at a local gun show, I ran into a fellow who was using horn of various kinds and asked him about that. A lot of his items originated in India, especially the Damascus blades he specialized in. He would get blanks from there and finish them here, adding scales, etc. ...Very affable fellow situated in Upper NY , somewhere. He offered to sell me whatever I needed. Unfortunately, amidst the excitement of chasing "bargains" , I somehow misplaced not only his card, but the lovely Damascus straight razor I had purchased from him , no doubt literally saving my neck in the process!

12-16-2013, 10:48 AM	#23
Edward Tinker Super Moderator Eternal Lifer LugerForum Patron Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: North of Spokane, WA Posts: 15,962 Thanks: 2,063 Thanked 4,592 Times in 2,114 Posts	Moved this part of the thread to its own thread, since the discussion was off-topic

12-16-2013, 12:36 PM	#25
gizmo User Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Western Pennsylvania Posts: 27 Thanks: 6 Thanked 4 Times in 3 Posts	Thanks for that. Whatever works, works!