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I found a small rusty tin can on a hike. I cut off the top, added a wire handle, and cut an oval hole in the side to make a small candle lantern. I keep it inside my tea pot.
 
Some cow horns are white, has anyone ever heard of scraping them very thin and using them as break proof panels for a candle lantern?
 
Some cow horns are white, has anyone ever heard of scraping them very thin and using them as break proof panels for a candle lantern?
They would be very thin and probably prone to cracking I think, perhaps a better solution would be Isen glass (hope I spelled that right)
 
Well, I'm told some cow horns were shaved so thin you could see through them and tell how much powder was left in the horn. My worry is if the candle heat would melt or discolor the horn.
 
Well, I'm told some cow horns were shaved so thin you could see through them and tell how much powder was left in the horn. My worry is if the candle heat would melt or discolor the horn.
I would think a thin horn used for powder is still a little thicker than a horn panel for a light and as you stated I think the heat might be a problem, If you decide to use a thin horn panel such as was mentioned by Tyler let us know how it holds up to the heat, my guess after some use it may blister and I still think it would be prone to cracks. Good luck.
 
Horn flattened and scraped thin was used in lanterns before glass became readily available. There didn't seem to be any problem from the heat. I believe that's where the noun lanthorn came from. Thin flattened horn was also used for the lights in windows.
 
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