Postby Brother Ranulf » Fri Sep 20, 2013 9:24 pm
My first cow horn came straight from a local abattoir and had to be boiled for a few days (outdoors) to remove all the gunk. Then I allowed it to dry out in a shady place before taking gradually finer grades of sandpaper to the outside, finishing with very fine wire wool - this alone starts to give a decent polish. Then plenty of elbow grease with a dry cloth - I think I used a very small amount of wax polish as a final touch. The horn needs no other treatment - it will hold water (or ink, or ale) just as it is.
Brother Ranulf
"Patres nostri et nos hanc insulam in brevi edomuimus in brevi nostris subdidimus legibus, nostris obsequiis mancipavimus" - Walter Espec 1138