how to treat distortion of horn strips

stiventiger · Post by **stiventiger** » Wed Feb 09, 2011 11:48 am

90% natural waterbufello horn is not straight,they are little distorted more or les,i ask some chinese expert of horn bow maker (also 30 years of horn workers)how to treat distortion of horn strips,they reply me very simple way:
heat proper on the part of distortion of horn strips till hot and soft and then turn around opposite direction,if temperature is right,the strips can't return and fix new shape always.
note:don't use fire to burnt it,just to use electric stove or carbon stove to heat it till soft and then fix 1 end and turn around another end,some excise will let you become expert,not difficult at all.

jkekoni · Post by **jkekoni** » Thu Feb 10, 2011 10:20 am

and do NOT use heat gun.

Dusan · Post by **Dusan** » Thu Feb 10, 2011 11:48 am

especialy dont use horns vith deep cracs...

stiventiger · Post by **stiventiger** » Sat Feb 12, 2011 2:49 am

jkekoni wrote:and do NOT use heat gun.

right,anyway don't use fire heat it directly,otherwise strips will burnt.if in right temperuture,the strips can't return to old shape and form new shape always.

stiventiger · Post by **stiventiger** » Sat Feb 12, 2011 2:50 am

Dusan wrote: especialy dont use horns vith deep cracs...

i hope people should think and handle it carefully for anything,but i trust people have enough intelligence