gemsbok horn. anybody worked with?

[jskeen]

Had one of these setting around for years, thinking about turning a pen out of it. Anybody tried it?

it's about 30 inches long, about 2 in at the base, and seems to be hollow for about 10 or 12 inches from the bottom.

 

[maxwell_smart007]

Seems almost a shame to cut it up...

 

[armyturner]

If you decide to cut it up I may be interested in the hollow portion.

 

[gerryr]

I promise you it will stink like you won't believe.

 

[jskeen]

Actually, to my amazement, it didn't smell bad at all. Now this one is years old, which may effect it, but the axis antler I was working with smelled worse.

 

[gerryr]

I'm amazed that it didn't stink. It's made from hair like water buffalo and pronghorn. I had some pronghorn and tried it and the smell was really intense. It went in the garbage can.