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DIY horn price list ALL PRICES ARE IN UK POUNDS and include VAT 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! NOTE: Measurements of horns are made along the outside curve. Many countries have import restrictions on "Animal Products" (which includes 'raw horns') to prevent the spread of infectious diseases. All our horns are acquired 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 or may be subject to further disinfection at your expense. No refund will be given for goods not arriving under these circumstances and we reserve the right not to supply items if we think it would be illegal for us to do so! |
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Black Buffalo Horn from domesticated Asian Water Buffalo Solid tips - no hollow section! As Rams Horn has become increasingly difficult to get, buffalo horn has become more popular. Although predominantly black when polished, you will often find white flecks or streaks, also smoky blues and greys will appear in some horns. Polishes to a high gloss with the use of metal polish on a cloth - or buy one of our polishing kits (below) for that really professional look! Grade 'A' horns are selected to be more easily worked with fewer irregularities, minimum thickness of 1 inch (25 mm) at the thicker end. No visible defects that would affect their use for stick handles Grade 'B' horns may be of thinner or less regular cross-section and may be more twisted. Still usable but will take more work to obtain a good finish. These are also good for cutting up for other craft projects. |
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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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Black Buffalo Horn Wide 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 U. Polish in same way as the Lyre pattern. All can look stunning with a white bone spacer and dark shank - see my finished thumb sticks page. 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. Price: £9.50 |
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Pre-shaped handles for
walking sticks (still
require filing, sanding and
polishing). These have been formed by heating and bending the solid horn round a jig, followed by rasping into the rough shape. Some variation in exact size and shape is inevitable because they are handmade and the finishing you do will also determine the final size/shape. They are designed to fit shanks around 7/8" to 1" at top. |
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The Market Stick handle has the nose turned inwards instead of being curled out. |
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This Round-shaped horn can be finished as it is or you can turn the 'nose' end in a little yourself (using heat and clamps) to make a Market stick. You could also turn the nose outwards slightly to make a half-turn nosed crook. |
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Rams horn This is becoming increasingly difficult to obtain in 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 will only refund money if you return them BEFORE you start to work on them! 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 of some kind but considerable skill is required and some way of applying heat and pressure is needed to bend and "bulk" the horn to get the best results. PLEASE DO NOT PURCHASE THESE IF YOU DO NOT HAVE THE SKILL AND FACILITIES TO WORK THEM EFFECTIVELY! Some horns are easier to work than others but even experienced stickmakers have failures! We can not guarantee any horn will make a perfect stick. No refunds given if you are unable to work the horn successfully - it is not easy! |
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Rams 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. Large ones can be shaped into Thumbstick forks. |
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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 (see picture above) or cut them up for antler caps. |
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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. Mixed pack - three pieces, approx. 30 cm (12") X 2.5cm (1") each in three grades - coarse, medium and fineCOARSE tape (80 grit) sold per metre MEDIUM tape (120 grit) sold per metre FINE tape (320 grit) sold per metre |
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STEEL WOOL 0000 grade, VERY FINE. small pack, approx. 30 cm roll in pack. Used for cleaning up wood, horn and antler prior to finishing or polishing. |
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More abrasives and tools for stickmaking HERE |
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Clear polyester Embedding Resin 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!
500ml 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. |
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Hardener only Small bottle of hardening catalyst - in case you have used too much or spilled yours and still have resin to use! |
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Laminated pictures Pack of |
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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. Also see our Polishing paste on the TOOLS page |
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Bending jig Welded steel jig for use with buffalo, cow or rams horn £30 each
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 £2.50 |
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Coronet Handle £4.99 Walker handle £4.50
Grade "A" fork capped
with buffalo horn £10.99
Grade "B" fork capped
with buffalo horn £8.50
Tri-point fork
£4.99 (out of stock) |
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). Top right is a walker handle. 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. 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 but you
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Pack of horn pieces for
capping ends of antler handles
Buy in packs to save
money! |
Black buffalo horn, cow horn, rams horn or white bone slices for capping stag horn or as spacers between joints. Black
buffalo horn and white bone spacers |
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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. £ 2.50 |
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Pack of two large points (3"
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 small collars, cutting up for caps - or anything else you can think of! |
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Antler collars Roughly cylindrical sections of antler with some of the core drilled out. You might need to file and sand the collars to fit your own sticks.
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Roe Buck antlers for small thumb sticks, subject to availability £5.99 each
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Fine and coarse polishing compounds
