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I'm attempting to flatten out gemsbock horn but it's real thick. Read online that you could soak the horns for 6 days then steam for 25mins flatten without removing material. I'm like you and want to keep the natural ridges on the horn but all I have seen while researching online is people sanding them down.
I wound up, of course, reducing the thickness of the horn but I think that also reduced its strength in resisting compression. In the current project, I boiled the horn for a couple of hours and it was still difficult to fully flatten. I'm researching techniques used by other horn craftsmen (horn-handled cane makers for example) and if I find some special methods I'll pass them along. I'm also considering using dry heat - a heat gun - to heat and flatten the horn gradually, inch by inch. Many bowyers use cattle horn and I may try that if I can find material that doesn't cost the moon. Thanks for your comment. Let me know how your project works out.
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I'm attempting to flatten out gemsbock horn but it's real thick. Read online that you could soak the horns for 6 days then steam for 25mins flatten without removing material. I'm like you and want to keep the natural ridges on the horn but all I have seen while researching online is people sanding them down.
I wound up, of course, reducing the thickness of the horn but I think that also reduced its strength in resisting compression. In the current project, I boiled the horn for a couple of hours and it was still difficult to fully flatten. I'm researching techniques used by other horn craftsmen (horn-handled cane makers for example) and if I find some special methods I'll pass them along. I'm also considering using dry heat - a heat gun - to heat and flatten the horn gradually, inch by inch. Many bowyers use cattle horn and I may try that if I can find material that doesn't cost the moon. Thanks for your comment. Let me know how your project works out.
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