Download or read book Small-scale Horn Processing written by International Labour Office and published by . This book was released on 1988 with total page 104 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Horn, a noble, abundant and low-cost raw material, can often serve as a substitute for plastics in the production of a variety of useful and decorative articles. The use of horn offers some socio-economic advantages to many developing countries, as it can yield employment and income. Traditional techniques are available - but they need to be rationalised, adapted in terms of appropriate technology, and made more widely known. That is precisely the aim of this publication, which is the outcome of collaboration between horn-processing artisans and ILO technicians. The manufacture of a variety of.