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Screw tip horn
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hanshi
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I've made a few with screw tips but they were far from being nice like yours.
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Thank you. I enjoy trying. I feel pretty good until I see some on the Horners Bench or some on this forum. I’ve made a few with antler tips but it’s hard to find good material. Horn tips seem to work easier.
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Nice horn.
Good job TM..
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You did a beautiful job. Very nice.
Very nice! I've thought about modifying mine with a screw plug, since the current plug is loose and I fear I'm apt to end up dumping powder. Is there a tap and die available for those course threads or did you hand carve them?
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I just use a 5/8 x 11 tap and a button die. You probably need to make an apparatus to help start the die. I will post a picture later. If you don’t have something to help drive the tap on, it may just cut away the horn without cutting threads. I cut the horn tip to about 9/16 by hand with a rasp. You can get it close enough and the die will make it round. On small horns I have used 1/2” threads.
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Great information. Thanks!
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This is what I use. I drill and tap the horn for 1/4” and thread the 1/4” into the horn with the die against the horn. Oil it good and turn the die onto the horn. When the die bottoms out, turn it over and thread to the shoulder. Drill and tap the tip before turning a profile. Be sure to have it in a chuck to avoid splitting it. Take care in drilling the horn initially to make sure it goes with the curve of the horn. This is what I do but there are many ways to accomplish the same thing. The main thing is to try to have the tip be a continuation of the horn’s curve. Good luck and thanks for the interest.
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That is a good looking horn. Nothing to be ashamed of there.
ohio ramrod
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I also use common tap and die on horn and antler. After cutting the threads I give them a light coating of thin super glue and run a waxed mating part over them several times to prevent the glue from building up. The glue renforces the threads.
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That’s a very good idea. I have had the threads crumble, especially on antler.
Thanks! Your pictures and explanation are very helpful. Think I'll give that a try. At least I'm starting with an inexpensive horn if I mess up too bad.
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That’s the nice thing about screw tips and banded horns. You can take a so-so horn and make it look pretty good. Staining transforms a dull gray splotched horn into an interesting piece. You might look up The Horners Bench. They have some good information and knowledgeable people there.
Will do. Thanks!
