2nd attempt at a horn

[suzkat]

2nd try at a horn. I used curly maple with worm holes for the plug (the holes don't go all the way through. Used AF stain on the plug and body. Still afraid to try and scrim one.

 

[gus13]

lookin' pretty good,
I wouldn't have trusted the wormholes myself! :wink:

 

[ronnie_kennedy]

Nice colored horn and spout. I like the look of the worm holes too, as long as they are solid, i think you are fine. As for engraving or scrimshawing on the horn, go for it. It is not as hard you think. You may not be up to par with some of the old sailors back in the day, or someone that has been doing it for many years but it all takes practice. I am in the process of engraving my first horn and i find it to be very relaxing. It's also nice to look back at your work and see how you can improve or what you like about your piece.

 

[BillinOregon]

Suzkat, I really admire your choice of wormy maple; it has lots of character. Your engrailment work also looks sweet. Nice job, and only your second horn!

 

[necchi]

Wow, Plain to see your moving forword, :wink:

 

[hawkthrower]

very nicely done. Good lines and great color. Your engrailment is really sharp and shows some serious thought and the neck area is very well done.
What did you use to attach your base plug?

Ron

 

[omarick1948]

2nd horn down...and umpteen to go!.. :applause:

Nice horn and the Sibley type engrailing looks good!

Rick

 

[MSW]

Great looking horn. (By the way, I agree with your decision not to scrim this one- don't feel obligated to scrim them all ... just my opinion; i'm certainly no expert).

Make more!

 

[suzkat]

The other photo distored the horn.
Funny you mention Sibley because I "borrowed" it from a photo of one of his horns. To attach the plug I got cut tacks from the hardward store. They had the uneven heads which I thought looked appropriate. Since I could only find them in galvanized, I tapped them into a small piece of wood and put them in a glass jar with ferric nitrate crystals in alcohol and the fumes took care of rusting through the galv. Should have shaved the neck down a little thinner I think.
I might redo it.
Thanks for the encouragement Horner75

very nicely done. Good lines and great color. Your engrailment is really sharp and shows some serious thought and the neck area is very well done.
What did you use to attach your base plug?

Ron

 

[kaintuck]

very nice!
horn'in is a addiction~like eating potato chips!!
i have done dozens....and still, I'm not finished!!!! :surrender:

moremoremore!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

 

[Birdman]

Suz remember to not let the super fancy scrim scare ya off, my personal opinion is MOST of todays horns are scrimed to a much higher level of art work then you would have seen on AVERAGE everyday horns,don't get me wrong they are beautiful and true works of art but I just feel if the average Joe sat down with his penny knife or a scratch awl or whatnot and scrimed his horn it would be much cruder looking and simpaler in design. I think the more crude looking scrim on horns is excelent and more appropreate actually. And yes there are many examples of supurbly scrimed horns done over the centuarys but I just don't think ya would have seen to many like that swinging under some woodsrunners arm or hanging in a farmers house, --just some thoughts YMHS Birdman

 

[gus13]

:bow: :bow: Thank You Birdman!! :bow: :bow:

exactly what I've been preaching for the past few years! :grin:

 

[omarick1948]

Suz remember to not let the super fancy scrim scare ya off, my personal opinion is MOST of todays horns are scrimed to a much higher level of art work then you would have seen on AVERAGE everyday horns,don't get me wrong they are beautiful and true works of art but I just feel if the average Joe sat down with his penny knife or a scratch awl or what not and scrimmed his horn it would be much cruder looking and simpler in design. I think the more crude looking scrim on horns is excellent and more appropriate actually. And yes there are many examples of supurbly scrimed horns done over the centuarys but I just don't think ya would have seen to many like that swinging under some woodsrunners arm or hanging in a farmers house, --just some thoughts YMHS Birdman

Birdman, I guess, I'm one of the culprits who practice and enjoy making both common plain powder horns and the fancy engraved one's and have for getting close to forty years now!

Granted, There are a lot more simple everyday "homespun" type powder horns, but there were and are many, many engraved and fancy engraved original horns as well! __ There are many researched examples in photographs, books, collections (both public and private), as well as many recognized experts in the field who specialize in HC powder horn research!

We can all have our preference in styles, but one reason we see more of today's recreated fancy engraved powder horns might be to the interest and population difference from the 18th century!

Making powder horns today, or any horn work, would be pretty dull after a while, if we Hornsmiths made only the more simple common horns. __ Fancy engraved (not scrimmed), powder horns were a big part of our Early American history and many of us Hornsmiths are dedicated to the effort and skill of learning and practicing this Early American Folk Art form and our counties large population warrants more craftsman applying their interest and skill levels in producing seemingly more fancy engraved powder horns!

Sorry for getting off the topic!

Rick

 

[hanshi]

Good looking horn, IMO.

 

[chance]

Really Nice!!!!!!

 

[dbutch]

Love to see the work of others..
1 vote for no scrim!
Looking good! :thumbsup:

 

[gmarc]

The worm holes add a little something...

Hey, do you fellows have any thoughts on makingthe spout hole an efficient portal for filling the horn?

Any tips on best min. diameters for filling with 2F?

 

[suzkat]

I'm curious about that too. I wasn't sure how big to make the hole. I think I used a 3/16ths bit.

 

[Tony Logan]

very nice work :thumbsup:

 

[omarick1948]

I'm curious about that too. I wasn't sure how big to make the hole. I think I used a 3/16ths bit.

I usually make my powder horns with a minimum hole of 1/4" to 5/16" for poring out powder and filling.

These size's make in about right for priming with your main horn.

Rick