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This is the biggest set of horns i’ve done so far. Made from 12/4 Spanish Cedar with a salvaged Pine center section and wall mount.
The connection of the Cedar to the center piece was achieved by sawing the head off of two 1/2”x 8” lag bolts. Basically like a large stair bolt used to connect handrails. And of course some glue.
I rough these out with my bandsaw. Then use a scaper and the spindle end of my horizontal sander to shape them. Followed by hand sanding.
The carved area in the center section i did with my dremel tool and painted black. The finish is clear satin lacquer.
-- miles125, Alabama.."Architecture is frozen music""






























18 comments so far
Andy
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posted 653 days ago
Wow, thats quite a project! I like this alot,will need to try this someday.Good idea and workmanship Miles.
-- " If I can make it,so can you" Andy in Oregon
mrtrim
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posted 653 days ago
very cool miles . id like these on the hood of my caddy . lol nice job miles
GaryK
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posted 653 days ago
That’s pretty cool!
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Russel
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posted 652 days ago
Pretty spiffy. Getting consistency over that length is impressive.
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CedarFreakCarl
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posted 652 days ago
That’s really neat Miles! Great engineering and craftsmanship to boot!
-- Carl Rast, Pelion, SC
jockmike2
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They looked real to me when I first seen them. A little small around for a longhorn, but so symetrical and the color is realistic. The real ones I’ve seen are black and white, I know though they come in every color under the sun. Good job Miles. mike
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rikkor
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posted 652 days ago
Great craftsmanship Miles.
Grumpy
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posted 652 days ago
Well done Miles.
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hap
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posted 652 days ago
very cool
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Karson
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posted 652 days ago
Neat job. Very impressive.
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miles125
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posted 652 days ago
Thanks for the compliments guys. I may have to try some Moose antlers next!
-- miles125, Alabama.."Architecture is frozen music""
DAN
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posted 651 days ago
moose antlers sound really cool
these are awesome
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Chris
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posted 651 days ago
Nice work Miles… How long did the whole process take?
-- Chris
miles125
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posted 651 days ago
Chris, i probably have about 30 hours in em.
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mrtrim
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posted 651 days ago
how about jackalope antlers ?
mot
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posted 651 days ago
Awesome, miles!
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Robert Smith
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posted 638 days ago
VERY GOOD!!
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mmh
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posted 343 days ago
What does the rest of an Alabama steer look like? That’s an interesting way to show off some nice wood. You could also use the horn form in a vertical position as the base of a tall sconce. I saw this done in fancy gallery in South Africa with a long sprial animal horn and it was very striking. This concept would be neat to show off some interesting grained wood and sculpture techniques.
-- "They who dream by day are cognizant of many things which escape those who dream only by night." ~ Edgar Allan Poe