AspenHill
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I had an idea for using warthog tusks as cabinet handles in my kitchen. I put them on the upper doors. A friend who's a very good woodworker made a wooden insert so a screw could be used to hold the tusk on the cabinet like a regulat handle would be. He also filled them with epoxy to add strength.
I have several pairs and here's what they look like, very functional!
Have any of you done some interesting crafty things in your homes?
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mikeh416Rigby
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Ann, that is way cool! My mind isn't creative enough to come up with something like that. Have you ever considered interior decorating?
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AspenHill
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Sure have, Mike, but you know, no one wants to pay! I could do way better than the folks at HGTV even!
Anyway, I am available for consultation! 
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EricD
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Functional and fun! Good job Ann!
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NitroX
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Ann
Fantastic use of warthog tusks.
I have also seen smaller impala horns used similarly and especially nice as handles on hinged double doors.
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Marrakai
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I would much rather grab hold of a bit of warthog ivory or antler than a piece of plastic! Marvellous stuff!
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Marrakai
Could be a use for all of the ends of the Buffalo Horns ?
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NitroX
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Could be a use for all of the ends of the Buffalo Horns ?
I saw a good use of the tips of a small water buffalo in India last month. It had to be quite thin horns though.
Have to remember what they used them for, and where I have a photo, or it may have been in a magazine??? Have to search the slow grey matter ........
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Subject: Re: Crafty Things Made with African Stuff
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Could be a use for all of the ends of the Buffalo Horns ?
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I saw a good use of the tips of a small water buffalo in India last month. It had to be quite thin horns though.
Have to remember what they used them for, and where I have a photo, or it may have been in a magazine??? Have to search the slow grey matter ........
It's so good you forgot? Better take an extra memory pill tonight. 
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