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  1. K

    Expected accuracy

    Ok I am improving. I already have the no line trifocal glasses so I am ahead of the game there. I modified my front sight this week end and was getting better groups. this is what the original sight looked like at 25 and 100 yards: I was shooting low and to the right at 25 yards when...
  2. K

    2nd attempt at scrimshaw

    Brian, I believe most people make them with a curved chisel. I do not own one so I used my dremmel with a round ball burr that is about 3/8" diameter or so. I drew the pattern on the horn, dremmeled the squiggly part ad the band for the strap to attach to. I took a rasp and a bastard file to...
  3. K

    silver nose-cap?

    Wattsy, Good question. I would like to know the answer to this too, and could I extend that to the trigger guard and but plate as well. I think a riffle might look good with bright silver furniture. Kirby
  4. K

    new one

    Moon, I really like this one, I do not know why exactly but it is unique. good job! Kirby
  5. K

    2nd attempt at scrimshaw

    Rick, Paul, No offense taken. I like accuracy in the drawing of a track too, if I am actually trying to portray a real animal. I really enjoy all the comments, even criticism if it is all in good faith. After all, art produces opinions. They are all helpful. Thanks for all your...
  6. K

    2nd attempt at scrimshaw

    Paul, Many many years ago as a kid, I decided I needed a symbol I could carve or draw onto the things I made as a signature. I made a rough interpretation of a 3 toed bear. 5 toes were too many to repeat a lot. I have been using this symbol for many years to sign my work, It has morphed a...
  7. K

    2nd attempt at scrimshaw

    Thanks for all the encouragement guys. Kirby
  8. K

    2nd attempt at scrimshaw

    OK, a sketch of a bedded buffalo and a new carbide tipped scribe equals? this is the first horn I made, but I have finally finished it with scrim and dye. Thanks for all the tips people this one goes with my carved buffalo stock gun. I think I will sell the other one...
  9. K

    Expected accuracy

    thanks guys, I don't feel quite as bad now. I probably shot only 25 shots through my just built rifle so I have not given it enough time to become my friend yet. It was cold out there in the snow even with the sunshine we had Saturday. Also My trifocal glasses don't help me much either...
  10. K

    Expected accuracy

    Sorry in advance, you have all probably answered this question before but here goes. Shooting a Lyman great plains rifle, 1 in 60 ? twist I do believe. Round ball. Open sight. what is realistic accuracy expectations if a person is a decent shot otherwise? Effective range? I am new to this...
  11. K

    Horn# 2, 1st attempt at scrimshaw

    Stumblin Wolf, I will take your advice, I get to re do the plug anyway as I dropped the horn today and busted it off. will drill the cat head and replace the plug with an over sized piece of soft wood, then taper the horn hole with a rat tail file. I will then re-carve the plug to fit. Thanks...
  12. K

    dewclaws

    DNick I know that if you are making rattles the dew claws are boiled soft and then popped off the hide leaving them hollow. when dried and strung with other claws they make a rattle. I have two elk fore leg skins drying now to brain tan next summer. I did not do anything to the dewclaws but...
  13. K

    Horn# 2, 1st attempt at scrimshaw

    Scott, Yes the headwaters of the Powder, John Day, Burnt, and Grand Ronde rivers and all the hunting areas in between. first I found a map on line under historical maps of Oregon. I used the style they had used to draw their map. The original was sparse on this area. I then looked at a...
  14. K

    Horn# 2, 1st attempt at scrimshaw

    Thanks for all the encouragement people. don't be afraid to offer up some suggestions for improvement. I like to hear what other people like or dislike in my artwork. Horner, No, actually I traded for the diamond willow. A man wanted me to carve him a cane. Since I have never sold my art...
  15. K

    Horn# 2, 1st attempt at scrimshaw

    Scott, I did the majority of the scrim with a dental tool I have had for 20years, It was for cleaning circuit boards but this is a better use.I have to admit I did the accents around the boarders with a very fine dremmel bit just to see what it would do. It looks OK I guess, but I don't like...
  16. K

    Horn# 2, 1st attempt at scrimshaw

    This is my second Powder horn attempt and my first attempt at scrimshaw. Finished horn carved Cat face plug butt plug with a hand made over sized staple. My signature I use for artwork. scrimshaw map of the mountains I live in modeled on an actual map drawn in the mid...
  17. K

    Possibles bag of my own design

    thanks for the wonderful comments. Bret Sr I live near North Powder, Oregon. It is half way between LaGrande and Baker City. Kirby
  18. K

    Possibles bag of my own design

    I made my fist possibles bag. It is of my own design. I took the rough size from bags advertised on line. Here it is done except for a leather finish. I may beeswax it. Here are the pieces, Most are carving leather, 5/6 weight, that I cut out of a large piece. I also have pockets made of...
  19. K

    Finished First Horn

    I like it. it looks old. Kirby
  20. K

    Making first horn, Dyeing question among others.

    Scott, It is a lot harder than pine but not as hard as maple. It smells like cedar when working it. It is very white with a red/orange core that can make for a very pretty piece of wood. It usually has lots on knots and crooked grain. it is tough to make a bow out of because you are usually...
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