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Any of you guys have a good source for horn stems or horn that I would be able to cut a stem out of?

I know horn smells awful when you work on it and has a number of other idiosyncrasies, but a while back a smoked a pipe with a horn stem and way very surprised how comfortable it was. Very soft on the teeth.

I have a few dozen from the thirties which are on the narrow side, there's a mix of round taper and diamond taper with a selection of ali tennons. Great for group one or two but to fine for anything much bigger-oh and they are all straight.

If you want to start from scratch try the tips from longhorns.

David.

Does that mean you're offering to sell me some?

I have some short curved ones I could send your way

If you only want some for yourself then postage will do.

David.

Cows or Oxen are the best sources of horn. Most other animals don't even have them.

e Markle wrote:Cows or Oxen are the best sources of horn. Most other animals don't even have them.

Well, I'm in Texas so that shouldn't be a problem. Guess its time to invest in a rope and a hacksaw. Look out cows!

That is super bloody business. I watched a vet do a de-horn once, and you'd swear she had just gone in and done a Kill Bill type massacre.

Find the ones on the front of a car, you'll be doing the owner a favour.

Sasquatch wrote:That is super bloody business. I watched a vet do a de-horn once, and you'd swear she had just gone in and done a Kill Bill type massacre.

Yep, that it is. I used to help dad and grandad dehorn and brand calves. That pressurized blood shoots out at least 3 feet. I've only helped dehorn one full grown mamma cow. That was a chore. It took all hands and the cook.

Sort of an older post but this may help.
Horn is also used by custom walking stick makers. Near as I can tell they use either water buffalo or ram's horns primarily. Their suppliers may be a possible source for horn. Also when I was reading up on making walking sticks I read that horn can be bent by using heat. Whether what works for cane handles is also able to work on something as small as a pipe stem I couldn't say.
Rodney

e Markle wrote:Cows or Oxen are the best sources of horn. Most other animals don't even have them.

I do.

Cheers!

Yeti

The Smoking Yeti wrote:

e Markle wrote:Cows or Oxen are the best sources of horn. Most other animals don't even have them.

I do.

Cheers!

Yeti

Any ideas on how big a tranq gun I'd need to take down a Yeti?

e Markle wrote:

The Smoking Yeti wrote:

e Markle wrote:Cows or Oxen are the best sources of horn. Most other animals don't even have them.

I do.

Cheers!

Yeti

Any ideas on how big a tranq gun I'd need to take down a Yeti?

Ask myth busters. But be warned, my "horn" is magical.

Ah the famed and rare Yeti horn. Who's got his address? Let's do some harvesting.

UberHuberMan wrote:Ah the famed and rare Yeti horn. Who's got his address? Let's do some harvesting.

Now you sound like that creep from the sperm bank!

The Smoking Yeti wrote:

UberHuberMan wrote:Ah the famed and rare Yeti horn. Who's got his address? Let's do some harvesting.

Now you sound like that creep from the sperm bank!

Lol! Visit the sperm bank often? I guess a Yeti's gotta procreate somehow.

I've used these and they polish up nicely.

They come approximately 3/4" by 6" rod. I've never tried to bend them. And yes, they will piss off your wife if
your shop is in the house.

http://www.pennstateind.com/store/BHORN ... odpage=1BH