• Registered: 2013-08-02
  • Posts: 65
  • User Karma: 17

Topic: Found a good place to get whole water buffalo horn!

Okay, so after looking online and seeing how much blanks cost, I decided to look into alternative routes, such as taxidermy places (fyi, I hate taxidermy), but I found a fantastic source for anyone that makes their own rings.

Petstores sell whole water buffalo horn as "dog chews".  It's unprocessed, uncut...etc, and best of all a full horn is $5.99USD.  I found some at Petsmart and Petco, and I know a lot of you guys aren't from the US, but I would definitely find a huge pet store chain of pet stores and check it out.  I wish I had known about this months ago :\.

Thumbs up

  • Registered: 2010-10-15
  • Posts: 860
  • User Karma: 82

Re: Found a good place to get whole water buffalo horn!

Good idea.  Rings (or horn nocks) can be made out of the solid horn tip.

http://www.petsmart.com/product/index.j … lInUS%2FNo

Thumbs up

3 Reply by misterwonky (edited by misterwonky 2013-12-15 10:32:32)

  • Registered: 2013-08-02
  • Posts: 65
  • User Karma: 17

Re: Found a good place to get whole water buffalo horn!

bluelake wrote:

Good idea.  Rings (or horn nocks) can be made out of the solid horn tip.

http://www.petsmart.com/product/index.j … lInUS%2FNo

They had all different sizes when I went to pick one out.  I ended up getting one that was very thick but hollow, but some were short and solid, some were very thin-walled and huge.  One was about 8" and wasn't hollow at all (I don't know much about horn), and almost got it because I could make a lot of rings out of it, but I wasn't sure if the rings need to be from the tip only.  I cut a blank out yesterday, and am currently trying to decide how I want to make it (this is tough to decide).  I'll reply with my thoughts on it and some pictures of the finished ring.

Also, working with horn is one of the worst smells ever.  I'm having to use a respirator with vicks vapor rub.

Thumbs up