Buffalo Horn

CrownCityCorey

CrownCityCorey

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I just picked up some Buffalo (Bison?) Horn that I intend to be used for ferules, joint collars, and buttcaps.

Any caveats?

This stuff seems really fibrous - maybe too much?
 
CrownCityCorey said:
I just picked up some Buffalo (Bison?) Horn that I intend to be used for ferules, joint collars, and buttcaps.

Any caveats?

This stuff seems really fibrous - maybe too much?
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I have used it. It cuts easily and is strong. Seems to glue and finish good. Stinks like burning hair and feathers when you turn it.

Kim
 
CrownCityCorey said:
It certainly is lighter than I expected.
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Yeah, it's not ivory. It's actually made up of thousands of hair fibers unlike bone or ivory that's made up of calcium. Different but no less suitable for cues. Be sure to cut it with sharp tooling & be aware that being black, it'll show sanding lines very well so sand with fine grits.
 
CrownCityCorey said:
I just picked up some Buffalo (Bison?) Horn that I intend to be used for ferules, joint collars, and buttcaps.

Any caveats?

This stuff seems really fibrous - maybe too much?
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I wonder why anyone would want to use any horn product when we have
such beautiful and incredibly strong phenolics available off the shelf at a
very reasonable price which machines well and glues well? I just don't see any advantage aesthetically or functionally.
 
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You know how ivory has a grain & chatoyance that has yet to be imitated accurately with plastic? Same with buffalo horn except it's black instead of white. It has grain structure & depth that cannot be imitated by plastic.
 
Arnot Wadsworth said:
I wonder why anyone would want to use any horn product when we have
such beautiful and incredibly strong phenolics available off the shelf at a
very reasonable price which machines well and glues well? I just don't see any advantage aesthetically or functionally.
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I couldn't find Black - other than phenolics. I'd take Black Juma or Ivorine III, but it does not seem to exist.
 
CrownCityCorey said:
I just picked up some Buffalo (Bison?) Horn that I intend to be used for ferules, joint collars, and buttcaps.

Any caveats?

This stuff seems really fibrous - maybe too much?
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It is very fibrous and if you use it as a joint material, it has a tendency to break down at the edges and it will look a little ragged. It plays nicely but I stopped using it since there are enough other materials that play well without the downside.
 
CrownCityCorey said:
Ah! So they do "Black Juma".

I thought I had searched high and low.

I think I kinda like the weight of the Buffalo; however I sure do not feel very secure with all the fissuring I see in this material.
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I ordered a piece. It was solid, clean, and beautiful. After a few days laying in the shop it develop serious checks. Luckily, the vendor I bought it from took it back and gave me a refund.

Kelly
 
I have a handful of old black fiber ferrules if you want some of those. Don't recall the size off hand, some shorter & some longer.
 
Arnot Wadsworth said:
I wonder why anyone would want to use any horn product when we have
such beautiful and incredibly strong phenolics available off the shelf at a
very reasonable price which machines well and glues well? I just don't see any advantage aesthetically or functionally.
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Some guys like to work with natural materials..why do you use leather wraps when we have such great naugahyde..horn and antler is different and neat to have on a cue, that's really reason enough I think.
 
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