Busted! Antler and Horn Repair,Updated

[Jim B]

The last week or so I have been working on some horn and antler repairs.This one is a Marco Polo sheep that had about 10" of horn shot off.This picture shows the two pieces but only after I repaired and filled as much of the splintering as I could.This won't be a full tutorial as I've done a couple of those but I did photograph some of the steps so maybe someone can get something from this.

[Jim B]

I worked epoxy down in the large splits and cracks plus thin super glue in the thin cracks and clamped the daylights out of it.This just shows the tip section clamped.

[Jim B]

Here the pieces have been epoxied together using Ultra Smooth.

[Jim B]

Starting to rebuild some texture with All Game to which a little color was added.This is the outside of the horn.

[hoytusa]

that looks great so far!

I hope I never have to try it

[Jim B]

Rebuilding texture on the inner side of the horn.As the putty gets close to being hard,I used the point of a scalpel to cut in little cracks,checks and splinters like the surrounding area.

[Jim B]

I used thin washes of acrylic artist's tube paints to blend in the color.White,yellow ochre,raw umber,black and lots of water.

[Jim B]

The inner side after painting.

[Jim B]

A shot of the whole horn,back in one piece.

[Jim B]

I don't have a lot of pictures of this one but it is a bushbuck that probably lost half it's right horn fighting.A 1/4 threaded rod and built up with All Game.Texturing was done with a Dremel,wire brush and scalpel.

[coal39]

Nice job Jim as usual.

[Jim B]

Here is the finished,painted horn.

[John Bellucci]

Nice freaking work!  The job on those Sheep horns are right on the money.  EXCELLENT!

John.

[Jim B]

Thanks John.This is another bushbuck.I forgot to get before pictures but it had about 10 " broke off the same,right side.The finished repair.

[hoytusa]

You are a true artist sir!