Have you worked with bull horn?

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#1

Any members worked with bull horn before? Curious how it takes tools.

I believe it’s the first SLMS use of “bullhorn” tag!

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#2

I knew a guy who worked with buffalo horn, assuming very similar, not sure how he found using it but I know he just tooled it like you might hard wood, the only difference is the smell - he’d take some down on a belt sander and it released a very pungent smell…!

#3

Horns are bone but surrounded in a sheath of keratin, which is the same protein that makes up hair. I would imagine it would therefore smell like burnt hair if sanded.

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#4

Thanks guys. Very tempted to buy the batch and experiment with it.

#5

If there’s some available I’d buy a couple bits

#6

They are selling it for £20 for 1 kg, horns are between 5-8cm, black.

They also do white ones, same price, slightly bigger horns.

Want to go halves?

#7

just out of interest, who is the supplier?

#8

Hey just seen this, yeah let’s go halves, pm me your bank deets I’ll transfer you some money :slight_smile:

#9

Supplier is https://www.workshopheaven.com/specials.html

Pip if you scroll down there’s a few options, any preference for colour or size? The price varies.