Polishing Mounted Bull Horns & A Few Other Projects

Cleaning up and polishing some old mounted Bull Horns.
Here is link to part one where I got these before I did anything:
• Discussing A Few Proje... NOTE: MY TWITTER IS @Horsyguy
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[@donc9751]

Good morning Rick! I'm glad you finally showed that tung oil on camera, I kept thinking you were calling it "tongue" oil!

[@catsspat]

So many different kinds of oil. But the best oil is still the elbow grease.

[@longblacktrain777]

Rick on the pinwheel you do not need to remove the nail or Fastener from the back to get that to run a little bit straighter. Basically you just need to separate the base of the pinwheel from outer part that comes in contact with the nail so that the base of the pinwheel will ride up against the back of the post and the outer that comes in contact with the nail rides up against the head of the nail. I'm not a great writer when it comes to giving directions on things of this nature but it does not have to be taken apart to be repaired. If you have any more questions I will be happy to answer them. It can definitely be fixed without taking it apart though. You just basically have to spread the pinwheel out further and once it rides on that nail with the base and the top of the pinwheel spread apart it will run more true.

[@carpetcowboy58]

You're right Mike. That vane has been dropped on it's pinwheel squishing the inside and outside together. It should have had a tube over the axle to keep it from being squished (like the spacer sleeves for roof gutter nails).

[@amandarainbolt3683]

Morning Rick! Wow just that saddle soap made a big difference for that leather but that rotten stuff definitely looks like it needs replacing. Maybe you can tool buddy and mr. T and mokie into the new leather! I use a mask when I'm cutting wood on the table saw or sanding a lot but not with the chain saw because its not breathing it in. There are a few lung diseases on the OSHA site about it. Copper turns light green when it rusts. Thats enough out of me, have a good one!

[@oregonoutback7779]

Those horns are going to look awesome on the front of the Tundra. Old school Texas !!

[@lisazappolo9989]

Thanks for sharing the process. I would have thought that you would have to polish after the mink oil. They look great! It looks like there is a washer missing on the weather vane. Perhaps it had a rubber one that dry rotted. If no one can come up with something for you, perhaps a rubber band wrapped would help. idk trying to think outside the box.

[@justinefeist1864]

Thank you Rick 🥰 I love watching a man working with his hands 😘 I'm really enjoying going through your older videos 🙂 Have a lovely day Rick 🥰🥰

[@caryespinosa7500]

Rick this very educational I am learning a lot from your video's.

[@Justme77400]

Nice work, Rick!!

[@caryespinosa7500]

Great job on the horns

[@finetuner53402]

600 sand paper can be used with a buck of Water. Its called wet sanding.

[@HeyGunPeople]

mink oil made wet like wet sanding

[@ObsoleteTechnologies]

Beeswax to restore old leather.

[@johnm840]

Hang those horns in garage. you can hang a hat on the ends. That isn't copper, if it is salvage Scrape metal $$$. Art will chip in, but I would expect some Green discoloration / tarnish deal on it. That rod comes out. might be just a glue deal on the end, Thinking you cut the Head of that rod and then we can add to that. I'll draw a sketch on a napkin and send over. Breathing horn dust not good, I just used water as I processed them to make Black powder horns. Horns are great material to work with. Mink Oil is nice Idea * writing it down *

[@artt3165]

Yeah...... I don't get copper either. The spherical portion looks to be tac welded. A bit of sanding would tell the story. My guess would be sheet metal or tin.

[@nomerc3608]

OH MY GOD! Here smell my fingers! LOL! Here is your PROOF I GOT LAID last night!!! 😂🤣😂🤣 I am in tears! Thank you Rick! Edit: Rick you should had sanded the horns before you put the mink oil on them. Then took a long rag and polished the horn with a cotton towel or microfiber clothe after the milk oil was applied...

[@artt3165]

Looks like that little weathervane spinner might be held on by a really long bolt or the rod might be threaded on the end and hold the spinner on with a nut. If it looks like there might be a rod coming out of the center of where it's attached at the back I might be inclined to try to grind it flat and look for a distinction between the center and the outer portions. It may just be a nut on the end of a rod. They may have just screwed it down with a nut and then peened over the end of the threads to keep it from loosing in the wind. If you can get the spinner off you can improvise a new way to attach it. Maybe rethread the rod or something.

[@Justme77400]

I think that weather vane is iron. ????

[@johnm840]

I think so too.

[@craigschofield64]

Hello Mr Gore, Nice Job!! Those horns turned out great. If I had that weather vane I would bore out that little spinner and put a set of stainless bearings so it would not whomp out that hole again.

[@warrenfromga9945]

I have a set of long horns similar to those that I bought off a road side vendor outside of Panama City, FL in 1967 for $18. I don't know how I remember that but I do. I am going to try your method to restore them. As others have said try to unscrew the fan shaft on the weather vane. Also, see if magnet sticks to metal to determine if it is ferrous or non-ferrous material. Copper doesn't rust, it turns green when it oxidizes.

[@SpiritBear12]

Magnets stick to metals that have iron in them. Aluminum, copper and brass are all metals, but they don't have iron in them. Steel and tin have some iron in them, thus magnets will stick to them.

[@cjacob9875]

Wrought iron was very common & if it was "fancy" it would be wrought iron dipped in Copper.

[@oneer8435]

Nice horns! They look good now. I have many sets myself. Always have loved horns hanging up.

[@wizardny]

The pinwheel part on the weather vane is squashed. You need to spread it out so that it takes up all the space in the shaft.

[@cjacob9875]

Texas Longhorn cattle are a lean meat, are gentle, are half Spanish Retinto & English Cattle brought to Texas 1820 to 1830. Horns can be curved downward from a weight.

[@lindanelson8400]

Those horns turned out great. I'm amazed at how much they cleaned up and came back to life. I'm pretty sure Smokey will be impressed, he just needs a minute to wake up. :-)

[@tenkmosey]

Looks like they are reborn and with not a lot of elbow grease! great!

[@carolv8450]

Mornin' Rick. The horns look beautiful.

[@groover5863]

Thank You Sir, I'll try the mink oil on mine shortly.On the wind vane perhaps a couple of rubber grommets sliced and wrapped as kind of a washer effect on either side?

[@mare6684]

Love your projects! Looking good!

[@shelleyyates6855]

Hi Rick, them things are looking, just thinking if you have an old decorative leather belt couldn't you put some of that in the place of the rotted leather, love watching you do things up you're good at it, thank you for sharing you're time with us, hugs to you and the boys xxxxx

[@shelleyyates6855]

Sorry I do apologise, I meant to put looking great, hehe my minds off with the fairies at minute had a really bad night last night, was in so much pain, feeling okay now, yeah everything looks really great, you're really good at lots of things and they were a bargain too x

[@robertkay9871]

Those horns turned out really nice Rick. What a good find! The pr looks authentic to me.

[@SpiritBear12]

When copper corrodes, it turns green, it doesn't rust into an orange brown like iron, tin and steel does. I would say if you could cut a short piece of pipe with a slice down it's length and place it behind the pin wheel to push the pin wheel to the end of the "nail" head but not tight against it, it would keep the wheel from hitting the tail.

[@HorseyGal4ever]

the horns are looking great, I'd mount them after your polish job, the aged leather gives them character, lol here smell it! XOXO

[@lisaclark6977]

Had someone who has a different type of KZbin channel say she has noticed what I was saying about the like tab not staying liked but said Comments help more as far as how KZbin pays, sometimes I have not left a comment just the like, now I will start leaving a comment, may be short but it counts. Just wanted others to know leaving just a short good morning helps you.

[@knuckledog7985]

On the wind mill for lack of a better way to say it fluff up the metal the "flower " got smashed. A space is needed in the metal. I enjoy your videos. I enjoy your zest for animals. Atta boy

[@ObsoleteTechnologies]

Mount them horn shits on your truck hood bro! You're a Texan godang it!

[@donc9751]

The only horns I saw mounted on vehicles were mounted on pimps cadillac's back when I was living on Ft. Hood Texas going to HS in Killeen, they really pimped their cars out! This was 1971 to 75... Maybe others do it to their trucks I dont know now, but those pimp mobiles cracked me up back then.

[@ObsoleteTechnologies]

@@donc9751 lol

[@lindanelson8400]

Roy Rogers had a set of horns on his 63 Pontiac Bonneville.

[@lisaclark6977]

Good morning Rick.

[@CaptRich-bi3gp]

I believe what you have on the one set of horns is faux alligator. They stamp the pattern in the leather. Alligator has noticeably raised scale like skin. What you have looks great with the luster you've added to it! I like someone's suggestion; putting a set on the front of your cart. Had a rodeo friend with a drop top Cadillac he a big set on the front of it; looked Western as hell! It was even in a CMT video back in the day, Brooks & Dunn I think.

[@markchamberlain6607]

The backside of that weather vain looks like a hex bolt. I would try tightening it up with a wrench. By the way, it looks like it may be old tarnished bronze, when copper gets old it gets a greenish tint to it.

[@cjacob9875]

I think its some kind of mixed metals. Ill ask my 90 yr old parents.

[@briancook8938]

Dude take out the Bit-0-Honey next time I want to watch your video but had to leave all I could hear was young smacken

[@clevemcmahan6594]

foreal

[@nyghtmyst5118]

Yes it is gator looks good you did a good job Rick

[@SheepDogNumber6]

Put them on your cart!

[@bbrgemdiamond9703]

Looks good rick

[@tomgayle2849]

Thank you.

[@SheepDogNumber6]

Put them on your cart.

[@cjacob9875]

Your Horse Weathervane; if it was made out of cooper would be heavy. How heavy does it feel? Take cooper cleaner to the underside with a Q-tip and see if it cleans it.

[@HeyGunPeople]

not that heavy feels like tin or thin metal

[@mare6684]

Use a magnet...... magnet won't stick to brass, copper, gold, silver

[@aerochicc]

Maybe the whirligig needs a spacer behind it to keep it straight.

[@annepipps6015]

They look great Rick 🐎🐎🐈🐓🥕🥕

[@johnjones7829]

Hi Rick I tried the toung oil and now I can’t speak very well and it taste bad,,,, LOL 😂 I always enjoy your humor

[@equatebond2809]

Put one set of horns on the metal rooster...jk. Mokey: Mmmm, mink oil!

[@dougsmith548]

That last one didn’t come out very well what it should’ve said was does your wife know what you’re using that finger for.

[@mariaesmeralda2452]

Wow, impressive horns! I like them, they look so archaic, wild and powerful. Let me think about it, I would hang them above my bed and put a cow skin in front of my bed as a bedside carpet. But they could fall down on my head, maybe it's not such a good idea... ;-) Most of our cows get their horns removed to prevent injuries. I don't like it but it's common practice here. :-(

[@whistlingwheatfields1696]

No Waterlox what's up with that?!

[@timking7496]

Dang I came for the music

[@TK-wd7de]

Peta would be sooo mad🤠🇺🇲

[@lisaclark6977]

Breathing now days makes some organization mad. But you're right.

[@angelarisner5984]

♥thanks Rick:-)♥ :-D ..smells like teen spirit! Lol ;-) cool music♥ ..all of the brain dead reptiles out in lala land that tell you to talk less or whine about long vids are making me angry and they won't like me when I'm angry! (Hulk Smash) ..I personally LOVE when you do vids like this, because I can chill with you, absorb your info, learn the correct way to wax on & wax off, drink my coffee while wishing I had a bit o' honey ;-).. please Rick, for your fans (especially me;-) ♥) continue being your awesome self♥ and do your vids Your way!♥ (my hubby says the weather vane is missing a piece..) Mokey you're a good boy, and so cute & adorable♡♥xo!

[@ObsoleteTechnologies]

you should get a little wood lathe for spinning batons dude.

[@johnm840]

He has one in Garage already.

[@ObsoleteTechnologies]

@@johnm840 ahh didnt know that.

[@bbrgemdiamond9703]

I like your shirt rick

[@magneticflux7833]

Lmfao wood tounge oil aha.. That's what she siad to the first part of the video.

[@parker701chief9]

Monkie says put some Waterlox on them damn Horns!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[@hikeamerica6576]

Looks good. You're quite the "thrifter".

[@aerochicc]

Hey Rick, Evil KZbin/Google was spying on what I watch. Your weather vane showed up on my Facebook ads as the "Sunjoy Vintage Horse Weather Vane", sold through Overstock and Walmart. Go check it out.

[@artmallory970]

Country *and* western Brokeback mountain...

[@HeyGunPeople]

freaking sick hollywood does one damn movie and sudden all of Texas is what they want idiots to think

[@jonmueller9661]

(Not) 1st

[@lisazappolo9989]

Close! 4 seconds difference!

[@lisazappolo9989]

first

[@johnm840]

Nice, Go Girl. I picked a bad time for sandbox run.

[@lisazappolo9989]

@@johnm840 Ha! I knew sooner or later I'd catch you at a vulnerable moment and steal a win!

[@johnm840]

@@lisazappolo9989 you would have probably beat me anyway, I'm used to taking my beating from you gals. Where is Quick Draw Katie ?

[@lisazappolo9989]

@@johnm840 Idk, I've been wondering the same thing. Hope she is ok.

[@johnm840]

@@lisazappolo9989 Same here, Maybe Susan has contact info. I'll ask next time she calls. She's probably sleeping now.

[@IRONMIKE772]

IF DALLAS WAS IN TENNESSEE no but In seriousness great video. We dehorn a lot of packer cattle at sale barn and I’ve been keeping and trying to make use of them.