Drill a curved hole

[hawkthrower]

The so called St. Louis horns have been attributed to a maker in St Louis. I have seen pictures of about 10 of them so far. They are one of my favorite horns to make. The one in this picture had a nice curve in the tip but I was able to drill a straight hole. The stopper is a piece of antler with a pine tip.

 

[Rick Son]

As far as buffalo go the more curve it has the older the animal,if they used buff,it would be a younger one..I have one about two years old but not as curved as an older buff.

 

Great advertisement to tell us you can drill a straight hole. :thumbsup: :rotf:

The so called St. Louis horns have been attributed to a maker in St Louis. I have seen pictures of about 10 of them so far. They are one of my favorite horns to make. The one in this picture had a nice curve in the tip but I was able to drill a straight hole. The stopper is a piece of antler with a pine tip.

 

[crockett]

My first buffalo horn had about that much of a bend and I too just drilled a straight hole. This horn I have now is the 90 degree bend type. Still thinking on the thing. I'm toying with the idea of bending a tube and then attaching some sort of cutting bit to cable- sneak it through the tube.
I think I must be a little crazy because I keep getting into stuff like this- figuring out how to get the job done is half the fun. :grin:

 

[Black Hand]

This still fits into the "why bother" category for me. They drilled a straight hole, so a straight hole is good enough for my horns...

 

[crockett]

If you look at the photo and bend the tip forward towards the base another three inches- so the bend is 90 degrees. That's the deal. I might be able to drill straight for several inches and then come into that hole from inside the horn.

 

[hawkthrower]

Aw, come on Jack, I wasn't advertising. I was just trying to show the curve on that horn. :blah:

Ron

 

[Black Hand]

If you look at the photo and bend the tip forward towards the base another three inches- so the bend is 90 degrees. That's the deal. I might be able to drill straight for several inches and then come into that hole from inside the horn.

Cut the horn where it makes the bend and drill a straight hole. I can see where the bend could be a place where a clog might form if the hole is drilled to match the curve.