Welcome to the group, Ed. Somehow I thought antlers and horn were different from bone because of the way they grow. In my (vivid) imagination I likened them to fingernails or perhaps even hooves on horses and cows, for example. I'm no biologist, so I was wondering if that made a difference in how it behaved. In your experience they work (respond to cutting) very similarly. And can be bent! Interesting. Thank you for the input. DanK
On Sunday, November 26, 2023 at 1:45:58 PM UTC-5 edn...@gmail.com wrote: > Gentlemen, > > I am one of your recent additions. By the way, Thank you ! > > I have read where people claimed to bend (or straighten) antlers. Below is > an internet link to some people who say they have succeeded in this. > Antlers are basically bone. I have carved enough of each to confirm that. I > have not tried to straighten or bend it. > > > https://www.bladesmithsforum.com/index.php?/topic/34912-antler-straightening/ > > I think basically they are boiling the bone for 24 hours. Some people add > vinegar. > > Anyway, this might prove much easier than cutting rings and glueing them. > I have also used buffalo horn- pretty good stuff, much thicker. > > > > *Ed Trevillian * > > edn...@gmail.com > > Cell 704-776-5591 <(704)%20776-5591> > > (in Waxhaw, NC) > > > > *From:* 'Curt George' via Legacy Ornamental Mills < > legacy-orna...@googlegroups.com> > *Sent:* Sunday, November 26, 2023 1:25 PM > *To:* legacy-orna...@googlegroups.com > *Subject:* Re: Bone stuff > > > > Hi Dan > > > > Horn and antlers also turn well on the Legacy, Again like the bone, using > Natural products is hard to find larger pieces to work with. Ivory use to > come in large enough pieces to make things bigger (if you had the money to > buy it?), but due to the ban on Ivory it too is not easy to come by any > more. > > This is the main reason why I spent so much time trying to figure out how > to process bone, to make larger things. > > Sadly most people are not interested in working with something new, and > for some reason many will not even try my process of working with bone. > > It truly is a novelty since no-one else is using bone, I would think > something well made just might be worth $$$. to someone? (Mike is right > about the dust, Respirators are nessasary when working with ...) > > > > Another idea?.! > > > > This Resin-Ivory works very well on the Legacy. and looks like the real > thing. > > You might like to try it out for your self. > > I've used in a number of times, it cuts like any acrylic/plastic. > > > > > https://guitarpartsandmore.com/mainCategory.php?Resin-Ivory-trade-Rods-for-Turning-61 > > > > C.A.G. > > > > On Sunday, November 26, 2023 at 01:04:31 PM EST, cdkr...@gmail.com < > cdkr...@gmail.com> wrote: > > > > > > Hey guys, It's Christmas season! > > > > Had a wonder. Would horn or antler stuff work similarly? Might be able > to get bigger pieces? > > > > DanK > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "Legacy Ornamental Mills" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to legacy-ornamental...@googlegroups.com. > To view this discussion on the web visit > https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/legacy-ornamental-mills/34f4174c-a6c4-4f91-bab1-214d42b619d2n%40googlegroups.com > > <https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/legacy-ornamental-mills/34f4174c-a6c4-4f91-bab1-214d42b619d2n%40googlegroups.com?utm_medium=email&utm_source=footer> > . > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "Legacy Ornamental Mills" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to legacy-ornamental...@googlegroups.com. > > To view this discussion on the web visit > https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/legacy-ornamental-mills/618475796.4342354.1701023129398%40mail.yahoo.com > > <https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/legacy-ornamental-mills/618475796.4342354.1701023129398%40mail.yahoo.com?utm_medium=email&utm_source=footer> > . > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Legacy Ornamental Mills" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to legacy-ornamental-mills+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/legacy-ornamental-mills/c9b19ec4-8460-450e-af03-5e0288c5410bn%40googlegroups.com.
