[Jacob-list] horn, supplies and working with

[Woodson Gannaway]

Dear Friends,

I came across your list while trying to find info on the net about  
sheep horns that are black. When I lived in (The Canary Islands,)  
Spain 15-20 years ago I became an experienced hornworker as part of  
the work I did there. I guess I worked up 1000-2000 goat and sheep  
horns during that time. We made them into smallish pieces that were  
part of the handle of the traditional style knife of that region. For  
contrast we used both black and amber colored horns.

Reading the list archives back a year turned up exactly one person  
asking about using horn. I wonder: when an animal with good-sized  
horns dies do you save the horns? If you (plural) don't, would you? I  
would like to get a small number each year, and maybe some of you  
would enjoy making things from them too.

I am starting to do that same work again now and hope to have supplies  
of black, white, amber, and whatever other colors of horn are available.

Sincerely,
Woodson Gannaway