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I got this off Ebay a year ago with some other antler. The buffalo horn was old and gray with some deep cracks on the outside. I figured since I’ve been turning for almost 2 years and graduated from beginner to amateur I could handle this. The marrow was old and it looked yellow. I was afraid it would fall apart when turning it, if I turned it that far down. So, after I cut it, I dripped in some thin CA into the marrow. I think I counted to 50 drops twice for the cap alone. I did drip in some medium CA into the other end as to act as a cap for the thin stuff being dripped into the other end. I dripped a lot into the closed end barrel. I was just afraid it would fall apart as it was so old. Maybe I went a little overboard, however it came out looking real nice with no cracking and the marrow didn’t crumble on me.
It turned like a rock. I had to sharpen the skew several times to get through each barrel. My skew wanted to constantly bounce off of it. I ended up using a rasp file for awhile to get it to the shape I wanted.
It turned like a rock. I had to sharpen the skew several times to get through each barrel. My skew wanted to constantly bounce off of it. I ended up using a rasp file for awhile to get it to the shape I wanted.