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DIY horn price list Please note we have a minimum order value of £5 plus shipping. For orders under this limit see our "Methods of payment" on the page terms.htm If you would like to purchase Stick Man Gift Vouchers please click HERE |
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Horn and AntlerTrue horn is a thermoplastic and can be heated, bent and shaped to create wonderful horn handles, but you may need specialist equipment to use it to its full potential. Antler is bone and cannot normally be bent. It must be appreciated that all horns and antlers are naturally grown items and as such will have considerable variation between individual pieces. If you require specific sizes or shapes then please make sure you advise us of these at the time of ordering - we do our best to provide what our customers want but reading minds is not our speciality! Many countries have import restrictions on "Animal Products" (which includes 'raw horns') to prevent the spread of infectious diseases. All our horns are aquired legally and have been disinfected where appropriate. However, it is the customer's responsibility to acquire any necessary import licences, otherwise there is a strong possibility that horn items may be confiscated by Customs. No refund will be given for goods not arriving under these circumstances! |
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Black Buffalo Horn Normally kept in stock, priced according to length: No need to buy in bulk - unlike some suppliers, I'll send just one horn if that's all you want! If you don't have the facilities to bend your own horn (see bending jig below), then I can supply pre-shaped handles. You will need to fit a shank (click here) and do the finishing on the horn. |
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Black Buffalo Horn Lyre thumb stick handle - shaped and smoothed, ready to fit to a shank - the neck of the lyre is about 25 mm in diameter. Smooth with fine abrasive and "Brasso", "T Cut" or similar to get a shiny finish. The use of a buffing wheel will give great results! Price: £9.50
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Black Buffalo Horn Fork thumb stick handle - shaped and smoothed, ready to fit to a shank. You can cut the tips shorter if you wish or heat and bend them out to open the V. Polish in same way as the Lyre pattern. Both can look stunning with a white bone spacer and dark shank - see my finished thumb sticks page. Price: £9.50
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NEW PRODUCT This Wide Fork is designed to be used as a stalking pole - to steady a rifle for a more accurate shot - but makes a comfortable "normal" thumb stick and also makes a great catapult! Price: £9.50 |
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Pre-shaped crook
handles (still require
filing, sanding and
polishing). These have been formed by heating and bending the horn round a jig, followed by rasping into shape. Some variation in exact size and shape is inevitable because they are handmade and the finishing done by yourself will also determine the final size/shape. The Large handle is too big for a "normal" walking stick. |
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The Medium handle is the most common size we make and will make a good sized crook for either a tall or a short walking stick. |
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The small size is commonly used for a lady's or smaller man's size walking stick. |
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The Market Stick handle is about the size of a Medium crook but the nose is turned inwards instead of being curled out. |
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Rams horn (only small numbers of decent horn available at present). This is sometimes available but is becoming increasingly difficult to obtain good quality. Prices vary according to size and availability so, to make it easier to order, I've put them into four categories - but please note that exact size and shape will probably vary each time you order, due to differences in the horns from different sheep breeds. I cannot guarantee horns to be free from internal defects - though I do inspect each one myself - and am willing to replace or refund any with serious faults that prevent them being worked. You should, however, expect most horns to have some internal cracks, splits or hollows - all of these can be 'worked' upon to produce a usable handle but considerable skill is required and some way of applying heat and pressure is needed. |
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Cow Horn NB due to BSE regulations it is almost impossible to get horns from British cattle! Excellent quality French Charolaise
and Salar cow horns, for making 'knob' type handles. These
can be filled with resin, with coins, medals, badges etc.
set in the open end - or capped with horn or wood (see the
knob
sticks page). Many of the
medium and large horns have enough solid material to be
heated and bent into small handles - a few will make full
crooks. The large ones can also be used for making powder horns, drinking vessels or hunting horns. |
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Buffalo horn slices, around 2" to 3" square and 1/2" thick. Useful for capping the open ends of cow horns for knob stick handles or cut them up for antler caps. NEW PRODUCT |
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Cow Horn "Backs" |
Cow Horn "Backs" - completely hollow sections from the open ends of the horns. Useful for making horn collars or capping material. Can be cut, heated and shaped to form ears, horns, beaks etc on carvings. Also useful for making spoons, napkin rings, shoe horns or other craft projects. |
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Pack of 10 Cow Horn "Backs" as above. |
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Abrasive tape. Much longer lasting than sandpaper, used for smoothing shanks, handles, horns and carvings. Three pieces, approx 30cm (12") X 2.5cm (1") each in three grades - coarse, medium and fine |
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Clear polyester Embedding Resin NEW STOCK - different make from last year. This one is formulated for small castings. Some other resins on the market are meant for larger castings (like paperweights) and do not set very well when used in small quantities. I use this myself - it's brilliant!
500g tin of resin with catalyst hardener A small bottle of hardener is inside the blue cap and the cap itself has measuring marks inside to help you get the correct mixture!
Used for setting coins, badges, fishing flies, pictures etc. in the open end of cow horn knob handles or in antler tops. The resin sets hard in around 24 hours and can be filed and sanded before polishing clear. Instruction sheet included.If you want us to do some castings for you then please LOOK HERE |
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Polishing Kit for horn, antler and embedding resin. Set of two polishing wheels, coarse and fine polishing compounds (one for each wheel) and a threaded cone mandrel. The mandrel fits any electric drill, converting it into a polisher! Use one wheel with coarse compound to take out fine scratches left after abrasives - then use the other wheel with fine compound to polish to a bright mirror-like shine! Gently touch rotating wheel with compound block to apply a fine coating. NB use eye protection with rotating wheels and use on fairly slow speed for best results. |
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Bending jig Welded steel jig for use with buffalo, cow or rams horn £35 each Special online offer, only £30 if you buy now! Booklet explaining the use of the jig and horn bending technique below.
If you live locally enough and would like to hire a jig for a few days then I'm happy to let you take one for only £2.50 a day or £10.00 for a whole week (deposit required). |
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"How to bend Buffalo Horn" Small home-made booklet by The Stick Man. A detailed step-by-step guide showing you the 'easy' way to make Buffalo Horn handles. It includes colour photo's of the horn-bending jig in use with tips on how best to make use of it. Only £1.50 |
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Coronet Handle £4.75 Walker handle £4.50
Grade "A" fork capped
with buffalo horn £10.75
Grade "B" fork capped
with buffalo horn £8.50
Tri-point fork |
Antler Scottish Red Stag Horn (occasionally Sika Stag used). The photo shows seven cut sections:
Above left is a Coronet Handle (for walking sticks or
whistle sticks) at £4.75 each. Top right is a walker
handle at £4.50 each. The Grade A and B forks can be capped with buffalo horn and roughly sanded to shape for you to finish on your sticks. Tri-point Fork - Three points from the top of an antler. Each one is unique in size and shape but these can make interesting and unusual thumb sticks. NEW PRODUCT Exact shapes vary but will resemble
pictures. Colour may vary from near white to dark brown.
Green staining may show if naturally shed antlers have been
left on grass for some time. If you require specific
sizes/shapes/colours we will try to accommodate you. |
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Pack of horn pieces for
capping ends of antler handles
Buy in packs to save
money! Buffalo horn, Rams horn, White bone.
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Black buffalo horn, rams horn or white bone slices for capping stag horn or as spacers between joints (see blue arrow on second picture). |
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Buffalo horn scales - around 4" to 5" long and 1" to 1 1/2" wide by around 1/4" thick. Use for knife handle side plates or cut up for caps and spacers. |
Buffalo horn scales |
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Antler points - Pack of ten small points (1" to 3" long) for making key rings, light pulls, zip pulls or small whistles. £ 3.50 |
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Pack of two large points (4"
to 8" long) for larger whistles, knife handles etc.
£2.50 |
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Antler Slices - Pack of ten small sliced sections for making collars, cutting up for caps - or anything else you can think of! |
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Antler collar in place between horn handle and shank
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Antler collars Roughly cylindrical sections of antler with core drilled out |
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Roe Buck antlers for small thumb sticks, subject to availability - NONE LEFT AT PRESENT - £5.50 each |
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