In general terms, the availability of spacious and well-equipped premises is always desirable and must systematically be sought by the artisan. In certain circumstances, it is not necessary to have large and sophisticated workshops to produce in quantity and quality. The manufacture of horn products is an example; in fact, horn processing is most often carried out by artisans working alone or with the help of a few apprentices, and much more rarely in small co-operative units. This is why we thought it would be useful to provide would-be horners with a list of tools and material required for the equipment of both a non-mechanised and a mechanised workshop.
LIST OF BASIC TOOLS AND PRODUCTS REQUIRED FOR THE EQUIPMENT OF A NON-MECHANISED HORN WORKSHOP
Item |
Description |
1 |
Joiner's workbench with wooden vice, bench clamp with eccentric protective closing device and fitter's vice |
2 |
Hacksaw |
3 |
Bow saw |
4 |
Pistol-grip handsaw |
5 |
Set of wood rasps, useful length 200 mm, sections; rectangular, half-round, round |
6 |
Scraper |
7 |
Bill-hook |
8 |
Wooden mallet |
9 |
Set of wood chisels, mortises and gouges |
10 |
Hand vices |
11 |
Hand drill |
12 |
Set of 25 metal bits, diameter 1 to 13 mm at 0.5 mm intervals, cylindrical stem |
13 |
Joiner's hammer |
14 |
Set of pin-punches, diameter 1.5-2-2.5-3-3.5-4-4.5-5 |
15 |
Set of screw taps, ISO system, diameter M3, M4, M5, M6, M8, M10 |
16 |
Tap wrench for taps diameter 3 to 10 mm |
17 |
Set of dies, ISO system, diameter M3, M4, M5, M6, M8, M10 |
18 |
Die stock for dies diameter 3 to 10 mm |
19 |
Batch of medium and coarse sandpaper for dry working |
20 |
Batch of fine sandpaper, coach-building type for use with water |
21 |
Soft leather for polishing |
22 |
Liquid metal polish |
23 |
Pot of height considerably greater than length of horns |
24 |
Cleaning brush |
25 |
Candle |
26 |
Adhesive |
LIST OF BASIC MACHINES AND ACCESSORIES REQUIRED FOR THE EQUIPMENT OF A MECHANISED HORN WORKSHOP
Item |
Description |
1 |
Jigsaw with blades for metal working |
2 |
Bench band-saw with blades for metal working |
3 |
Bench-mountable electric drill |
4 |
Power-driven parallel-jaw vice |
5 |
Wood lathe with 3-jaw mandrel and tail-stock |
6 |
Set of tools for use with wood lathe |
7 |
Centre drill |
8 |
Portable milling machine |
9 |
Set of cutters for portable milling machine |
10 |
Bench sanding lathe with batch of polishing pads of various grain sizes and felt pads |
11 |
Portable sanding and polishing machine with hard medium and coarse abrasive discs, coach-building type abrasive discs for use with water and polishing pads (fig. V.3) |
12 |
Butane burner and torch |
13 |
Hot air burner |