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Taking advantage of as wide a range as
possible, we work mainly with cow (also known as ox) horn, a variety of
different stag's antler, ram's horn as well as buffalo and bison horn
from much further afield.
We also make a lot of use of bone as
well as a range of vegetable products including, for example, tagua nuts
from South America which are also known as vegetable ivory. |
Stag Horn |
Cow Horn |
Each of these types of material have
their own special properties -some, similar in feature to our own finger
nails, can be formed with heat and bent into different shapes, whilst
others which are of bone form and rigid must be used without altering
the shape of nature and yet another lends itself to turning, for
example. All have in common, however, a tactile quality -which makes
them unlike any other material. As well as looking beautiful when
finished these materials all feel wonderful! |
| When it is finished, horn is highly
polished and comes in an infinite range of colour mixes from black to
cream. We mention this because it is almost impossible to match horn
accurately- indeed one of the special attractions of horn is the
uniqueness of each piece. Even six egg spoons made from the same horn
will be similar but different. |
In every case we can assure our
clients, as well as other interested parties, that we do not buy material
where the animal has been killed for its horn.
The stag, for example,
drop their horn every year and these antlers - called 'cast' - form our
supply, the animal lives on year after year until like all of us he
comes to the natural end of his life.
We will neither buy nor work any horn
or tusk from any endangered species. |
Ram's Horn |
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