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Post by Ken O'Neill on Sept 22, 2023 7:25:32 GMT -5
NEAT. SO HOW GOOD IS CAPE BUFFALO HORN AS A GRIP MATERIAL? DURABILITY, etc.? Rey, it’s a great material for grips or knife handles. It’s just like sheep horn. It may be tough to get large grips from it though. as you can see it’s still pretty hollow at the horn tips. the bosses may be a better area to get blanks from, but that’s just a guess. Rey, I've had 2 sets from Raj Singh. The first set warped badly when I took them off the gun for just a few days. The people at Eagle claimed this was common, but replaced them. I have no idea if warping is actually common or not. In any event, the second set has been on a cherished Single Six for well over 25 years, to my complete satisfaction. lscg's set shown here are very nice! Ken |
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Post by longoval on Sept 22, 2023 9:56:55 GMT -5
Needs to be properly cured to avoid warping.
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Post by 45MAN on Sept 22, 2023 10:39:09 GMT -5
longoval: I HAVE A 20 0R SO YEAR OLD CAPE BUFFALO SKULL, JUST BEEN SITTING IN MY OFFICE, WOULD IT BE "properly cured"?
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Post by longoval on Sept 22, 2023 11:06:30 GMT -5
I will let Zane offer his expert opinion as to a proper curing process. I would think time alone would do it -- it's certainly not "green" anymore. That is the biggest concern.
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Post by squawberryman on Sept 22, 2023 12:25:11 GMT -5
Rey there's no cure for what you do to animals with handguns.
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Post by needsmostuff on Sept 22, 2023 12:36:09 GMT -5
Interested to hear what differences there is in working the Cape versus Water Buffalo. Looks like maybe the Cape is a little less black?
I have some nice blocks of Water Buffalo but kind of lost interest when every cheap Pakistan knife started getting handled in it.
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Post by bigbrowndog on Sept 22, 2023 12:57:55 GMT -5
Rey, if you get that Cape cut up for grips I call dibs on s set from them if possible!!!
Trapr
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Post by lscg on Sept 22, 2023 13:23:12 GMT -5
Rey, if 20 years old then yours are cured. however with horn or ivory it can move after you cut it up since you are now exposing the inner horn to fresh air. after cutting it up its best to let it sit a while before using it. and having it stabilized would be the best thing you could do.
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Post by lscg on Sept 22, 2023 13:27:27 GMT -5
Interested to hear what differences there is in working the Cape versus Water Buffalo. Looks like maybe the Cape is a little less black? I have some nice blocks of Water Buffalo but kind of lost interest when every cheap Pakistan knife started getting handled in it. they’re almost identical. water buffalo does tend to have more of the white streaks in the horn but some of this Cape buffalo horn has it too. |
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Post by bigbore5 on Sept 23, 2023 4:53:00 GMT -5
Do you do your own stabilization process?
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Post by 45MAN on Sept 23, 2023 7:52:29 GMT -5
Do you do your own stabilization process? EXACTLY MY NEXT QUESTION TO ZANE. ZANE? |
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Post by lscg on Sept 24, 2023 11:49:53 GMT -5
I get all my stabilization professionally done.
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Post by hounddogman on Sept 24, 2023 12:39:01 GMT -5
Beautiful grips. My old set of Ajax buffalo horn grips warped as well. It's good to know the material can be used correctly.
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Post by needsmostuff on Sept 24, 2023 13:56:45 GMT -5
Stabilization can also help with the tiny beetles that can lay dormant in horn for years.
I have had several old water buffalo handles on knives damaged by them while in long term storage.
Had to replace an old horn butt plate on a Browning that looked like worms ate it.
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