Horns and Horn Carving
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Hunting Horns and Horn Carving |
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Making a functional signal horn by Domingo de Valencia, Loch Cairn |
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How to Make Your Own War Horn (Cornette) by Lady Viviane of Glannaventa, along with other bone work. |
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Using and Working With Horn by I. Marc Carlson |
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An article about blowing on cow horns, from someone who wishes he could do it better. Includes a sound file of him blowing the thing. |
| Another article about making a blowing horn. DEAD LINK |
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An article about Mr. Nalda Gilmore, master hunting horn maker. |
| A pdf article on drinking horns, including historical evidence, how to make one, and speculation on decoration. |
| The gemshorn is a medieval flute made from a whole cowshorn. Here is a page on how to make and play a gemshorn. |
| Various comments on horns and horn carving, including horn artifacts. |
| Stefan's Florilegium features compiled articles and forum threads. The following files may be useful: Horn-msg, Horn-Spoons-art, Norse drinking vessels, horn utensil care, |
| Horn as a drinking vessel. |
| Honorable Company of Horners: An organization of people interested in horn working. |
| Historical |
| Where is the Horn that was Blowing? is an article about the search for early medieval blowing horns. |
| Scottish horns and the Celtic carnyx from the Ancient Lothian website. |
| Bronze Age horns from Ireland. |
| Bone, antler and horn working |
| Medieval hunting scenes, some of which include horns. Also, a scene of several people being taught how to sound a hunting horn. The illustrations are 15th century. Of related interest is a treatise on becoming a huntsman. |
| Man blowing a horn at a feast, and a hornman on the prow, from the Bayeux Tapestry. |
| An article on Horn Carving in the Dark Ages By Oswald of Mercia |
| Jim Taylor's history of the later horn industry in England, focusing on Sheffield. |
| A brief description of the auroch, the extinct wild ox that supplied the material for the giant drinking horns at Sutton Hoo. And an auroch horn core from Swansea. And the history of the auroch in Poland, where reputedly the last of the species died in the 17th century. |
| Horn Images as I gather them. |
| Article on an examination of the original Ripon horn, including photos. |
| Article on the 13th century bronze Winchester Moot Horn, including information on various horn types. |
| Hunting horn signals from England. |
| Suppliers--Raw Material |
| Horns from the Leather Factory. Sanded horns are quite thin. |
| Horns from Moscow Hide and Fur. They also have antlers, claws, skulls, and so on. |
| Horns from GatorMall, from unpolished horn to finished sounding horns. Include horns over 40". |
| More horns for sale from a crafts and gifts website. |
| The Stick Man sells horn and antler. |
| Horns of Highland Cattle. |
| Collected horns and skulls on eBay. |
| Nafe Iron Works has horn both raw and mounted. |
| Claw, Antler, and Hide Co. |
| Suppliers--Finished Products |
| Wassail Drinking and Blowing Horns: for sale, bound with metalwork. |
| Raymond's Quiet Press sells Drinking Horns with fine metal fittings; and an awesome replica of the metalwork of the Sutton Hoo horn. |
| Viking Drinking Horns, from The Jelling Dragon. |
| Various horns (and other things) from Dragonscale Jewelry. |
| eBay search of "cow horn" |
| Miscellaneous |
| A list of cattle breeds, to get some idea of their headgear if nothing else. |
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Not exactly cow horns, but here's a page on turkey wingbone calls . |
