Wow Ted, what do you really think? He asked why it is horrible. Most gunsmith I know wont fool with it for the reasons I posted. Sorry if that offends you. It does smell like crap when you work it. I have done five or six myself and it truly stinks. I would rather use Ebony instead and that is like carving granite. It takes a polish better and last longer. I do not know of any bugs who will eat it like horn. But if you wan to be correct on a Germanic gun. like I said earlier, then go with horn. Just don't make me smell it.
