W3DRM
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I am getting ready to turn a piece of CSUSA Water Buffalo Horn I picked up during the CSUSA group sale last January. The description in the CSUSA catalogue indicates it is stabilized.
This morning I was looking at the piece of horn and noticed it has several cracks that appear to go just about all the way through the horn, when viewed from each end. I did not notice them when I got it a couple months ago.
My questions are as follows:
This morning I was looking at the piece of horn and noticed it has several cracks that appear to go just about all the way through the horn, when viewed from each end. I did not notice them when I got it a couple months ago.
My questions are as follows:
- If the horn is stabilized, as advertised, do I need to worry about the cracks or do anything special before or during the turning?
- Should I soak it in cold water (as mentioned in several posts) before turning? My thinking here is that if the horn is stabilized then soaking it isn't going to help at all or very little at best.