Supplies

[Von Gruff]

I got another shipment of buffalo horn in today so should be set for a while in that regard.

 

[opaul]

I've never used horn. It looks like some nice pieces. How does it work and how do you attach it to the tang. Can you post up some pictures?

 

[Von Gruff]

It is great to work and I would say about half as difficult as micarta and even a little easier than some woods. I love the feel of it in hand. On the field scalpels and ordinary knives I use pins as normal but on the safari knives I use torx screws which is standard for that model as many have micarta scales (although I have done one with brass bolster and wanut scales that were pinned) and the torx screws are for a possible future replacement set of scales from the new owners trophy horn, antler or bone.
The safari knife

and the little field scalpel(the handle has been redesigned to have a little more roundness for in hand comfort.

This is a comparitive pic of both knives in micarta and the redesigned handle shape.

 

[opaul]

Thank you and those are great looking blades.