[QUOTE=Piper;905990]Just a tip, although maybe you've tried it already. Boil the horn in oil. Something I picked up a couple of years ago at the Horner's Convention in Williamsburg. You can get it hotter than you can in water, so there's less risk of cracking. The other thing is to use a form inside the horn when you press it to keep it from going concave on the sides. Almost any work on a horn is best done outside. QUOTE]

I have done the oil-peanut oil. My first turned out like a french fry. The second, not so bad-but the thick parts are devily. On the form, yup-that's how I mushed this one (note the flats on the bottom)...worked well. Was wondering how they did it back then, at the time-can see a bunch of good ol' boys standing aboot a cauldron, sayin' "Is e' done YET?"...

Mark