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63 inch horns

Project by miles125 posted 669 days ago 487 views 0 times favorited 18 comments Add to Favorites Watch

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""


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Andy

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posted 669 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

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mrtrim

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posted 669 days ago

very cool miles . id like these on the hood of my caddy . lol nice job miles

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GaryK

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posted 669 days ago

That’s pretty cool!

-- Gary, East TX -- The longest journey begins with a single step.

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Russel

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posted 669 days ago

Pretty spiffy. Getting consistency over that length is impressive.

-- Working at Woodworking www.VillageLaneFurniture.com

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CedarFreakCarl

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posted 669 days ago

That’s really neat Miles! Great engineering and craftsmanship to boot!

-- Carl Rast, Pelion, SC

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jockmike2

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posted 669 days ago

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

-- Mike. mwurm13@yahoo.com

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rikkor

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posted 669 days ago

Great craftsmanship Miles.

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Grumpy

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posted 669 days ago

Well done Miles.

-- Grumpy - "Always look on the bright side of life"- Monty Python

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hap

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posted 669 days ago

very cool

-- hap, gunbarrel city tx.

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Karson

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posted 669 days ago

Neat job. Very impressive.

-- What happens in the workshop stays in the workshop. No wait that doesn't sound right. Karson Southern Delaware karson_morrison@bigfoot.com †

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miles125

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posted 669 days ago

Thanks for the compliments guys. I may have to try some Moose antlers next!

-- miles125, Alabama.."Architecture is frozen music""

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DAN

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posted 668 days ago

moose antlers sound really cool

these are awesome

-- work from your heart and your spirit will live forever

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Chris

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posted 668 days ago

Nice work Miles… How long did the whole process take?

-- Chris

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miles125

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posted 668 days ago

Chris, i probably have about 30 hours in em.

-- miles125, Alabama.."Architecture is frozen music""

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mrtrim

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posted 668 days ago

how about jackalope antlers ?

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mot

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posted 667 days ago

Awesome, miles!

-- You can discover more about a person in an hour of play than in a year of conversation. (Plato)

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Robert Smith

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posted 655 days ago

VERY GOOD!!

-- Robert, mountainwoodcarving@netzero.net

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mmh

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posted 360 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

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