Buffalo horn comes from the buffalo. It cuts more like a plastic than a
wood. It's pure protein. Most closely related to your fingernails in
terms of everyday experience (or your hair).

bob g.

ddinc wrote:

Good thing you asked. A friend has asked me to make a bow using
Buffulo horn. He thought it was from a buffulo.
Is it a kind of wood?

"Andy Dingley" wrote in message
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On Sat, 11 Sep 2004 21:15:14 +0100, Andy Dingley
wrote:


Anyone use buffalo horn ?

More weirdness with the buffalo horn.

Sawed just a couple of square inches of the stuff on the bandsaw.
Then sawed some timber. Opened the bandsaw's lower door it was full
of sawdust - clearly the dust extract wasn't working any more.

Some cleaning and I found the problem - a "dust buffalo" of white
fibrous swarf, big and tough enough to block a 4" dust collector hose!

It's the weirdest stuff - it's like the stuff that comes out of
chainsaw boots if you accidentally cut into them - deliberately
fibrous and capable of blocking a saw.
--
Smert' spamionam