caryc
Hawkeye
I thought these turned out real pretty. They are going out to the customer tomorrow. He asked me for pictures of them, so I thought I'd show them to him here. :mrgreen:
Some New Rams Horn
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Interesting, and quite pretty.
Are you going to offer that material on a more-or-less regular basis?
Does it seem to be as durable as the better woods?
Are you going to offer that material on a more-or-less regular basis?
Does it seem to be as durable as the better woods?
caryc
Hawkeye
Ale-8(1) said:
Not really on a regular basis, the material is too hard to get, especially wide enough for the plow handle grips. The Bisley size blanks are also hard to get but at least a smidge easier than the plow handle size.
This is the frame off one of Andy Horvath's Lil' Rugers.
squawberryman
Single-Sixer
Some things are just prettier than others.
Hole Shooter
Single-Sixer
Mighty pretty!!! What a talent you have been blessed with!!
hs
hs
caryc
Hawkeye
Hole Shooter said:
Thank you but I wouldn't say blessed. After you've made a couple hundred pairs you get quite proficient at it. :mrgreen:
Beautiful! Cary, your grips are 2nd to none.
That is great work!
caryc
Hawkeye
Thank you guys. Trouble is that rams horn never shows it's real beauty in a photograph. You can't see the depth to it.
Joe S.
Hunter
man i want some blanks like that!! i can never tell what i am looking at when i shop for them...
those are BEAUTIFUL!!
those are BEAUTIFUL!!
caryc
Hawkeye
Joe S. said:
Neither can I. This is the set of blanks those grips came from.
squawberryman
Single-Sixer
If you don't think you're blessed, you ought. Your skill comes from God, no one else.
contender
Ruger Guru
STUNNING!!!!!!!!
Joe S.
Hunter
WOW!!
Ok. Id have never guessed those grips were under all that scale!
Ok. Id have never guessed those grips were under all that scale!
caryc
Hawkeye
Joe S. said:
Believe it or not that scale is only around a sixteenth of an inch deep. Of course you have to take it off all the way down past the deep grooves so you are taking off more than a sixteenth. And, the stuff polishes beautifully.
It kind of amazed too when I made my first pair of rams horn grips. :mrgreen:
caryc
Hawkeye
Ale-8(1) said:
As far as I know it's probably more durable than wood. Rams horn is very dense and heavy. It needs no external finish to protect it. With the high polish on it, it's going to repel water.
Joe S.
Hunter
So theres not even a finish on those??
Are there different kind of rams? Or is ram's horn, ram's horn?
Are there different kind of rams? Or is ram's horn, ram's horn?
caryc
Hawkeye
Joe S. said:
There is no finish on them. They are just highly polished with three different grits on a bench buffer. This is Moreno sheep horn. I guess there's different breeds of sheep like there are different breeds of horses but they are all sheep. Any male sheep is called a ram.
Here is a pic of a Moreno Rams skull. It's been sawed in half to use in photos. There is also a pic of the hollow horn.
Awesome grips and photos.
Have you ever used brasso on horn? I used to polish Ivory with it.
Have you ever used brasso on horn? I used to polish Ivory with it.
