Antelope horn removal....the final frontier!!

WOW that eazy that Micheal p.

 

Looks like most things you do, you do outdoors LOL.

 

Without starting the fire again, I just wanted to say that I think that is still more work than necessary.

BUT I am really glad you posted it....because I learned a much better way of gauging the height of my horns. I had always taken caliper measurements from the top of the eye orbit to the "notch". And Im always wondering if Im off by a little bit. But the idea of drilling a hole just against the bottom of the horn is an excellent idea. Nice work Michael.

 

Man,I thought I was a slob until seeing your outside work area Michael P.Now I don't feel so bad.Good tip with the pilot hole.

 

You beat me to it. lol Clean up back there MichaelP!!! (j/k, I'm a pretty big slob myself.)

 

Where did you get the special timer for the job? Is it required for professional results? ;D

 

I have the same exact "timer" on my kitchen wall.

Thanks for taking the time to show how you do this MP.

 

Just curious Michael, what's the Dawn do for you. I use sodium carbonate myself instead of sodium BIcarbonate. I think it works on the meat a little quicker.

 

Did you get upset with the trash can with the red racing stripe? Great idea w/ the pilot hole thanks.

 

Michael, "idiot proof" and "fool proof" are words you should eschew. The FIRST thing you need to find is a cure for your gasoline ass. Why on earth would you "drill a hole" in an antelope horn? The things will litterally fall off before you have the hide pickled and tanned anyway, so where's the fire? A hole in the horn is basically a "dead end". It won't provide osmosis for any liquid simply because the inside pressure is equal to the outside pressure. Once you start sliding the core OUT, the hole will allow liquide to seep in behind the vaccuum, but FOR WHAT, THE HORN IS OFF THEN ANYWAY. The soft tips of the horn core are up toward the core tips so the liquid isn't going to run uphill. The cores are tapered, so no mechanical advantage is going to be had when insert the cured cores back into the dry casings. A truly FOOLPROOF method is to bag the fresh horns and leave them OUTSIDE while you take the cape INSIDE and flesh it out and tan it.

 

If you look at the picture George, he's not drilling a hole in the horn, he's drilling it in the core.

 

George let his hippo mouth overload his humming bird ass.

 

Thanks Michael! A picture is worth a thousand words. My horns have been laying on the work bench since last Thursday and as of last night they still wouldn't budge! I guess they haven't spoiled enough. I'll try putting them in some water today.

 

gasoline a$$ is the #1 comeback

 

I watched the video Michael! She had pretty "deer toe" don't you think?

 

Michael, you guys really need to stop worrying about my sex life. When you get to be my age you find that uninary and bowel dependability are much more gratifying. I sure don't need to elevate my blood pressure for any reason. LMAO