aging powder horns

[ole jack]

I need an easy way to age or antique powder horns. Leather dye seems to rub off to easy. I ve heard of nitre or aqua fortis but that stuff is hard to order thru the mail anymore without haz mat fees. there must be some kind of acid or somthing that isint on the meth list.appreciat any help on this matter.

 

[wattlebuster]

Only way i know of is the leather dye. But it will stay on if you will apply 4 or 5 coats of johnsons wax. Works for me. Good luck :grin:

 

[omarick1948]

It's hard to beat RIT FABRIC DYE!.....You can mix the colors to get want you are looking for and then use a quality walnut wood stain to swab on the surface. "Recreating the 18th century powder horn", by Scott Sibley (Order from TOW), shows you the process in detail.

RIT is color fast and durable!

Rick

 

[Goldhunter]

You can use Ferric Nitrate to make a type of AF.
http://secure.sciencecompany.com/Ferric-Nitrate-100g-P6384C670.aspx

No fees and arrived fast.

 

[ole jack]

thanks ya,ll Ill try the acid sounds familiar

 

[Sunkmanitu Tanka]

I bougth a nice soutehrn style ringed powder horn at TOW, but it just looked to white and brand new to really become an eye catcher. I followed the instructions in Sibly's book for getting the white body a sort of 'sun tan', and then went on with a artist's tube of dark brown tempera paint... I roughly smeared on the paint and afterwards cleaned up the horn with paper towels. The paint caught on in all the little cracks and dents and at the edges of the added rings. She really got a nice aged look now and is a real looker! :grin:

 

[ole jack]

thanks i'll the wax That makes sense

 

[ole jack]

I've heard of that just aint tried it yet, thanks

 

[cwbyengraver]

A way to age bone and ivory that looks feels antique. Empty a bunch of teabags into a ziploc mix in water to make a paste put the item in the bag tay to get most of the air out. Smush it around once a day for about a week. Pull it out take a look remember you want paste not soup the tannen seeps into the pores. It is truly antique you can wax it or polish it. It will not rub off.

 

[omarick1948]

Go to the HORNER BENCH WEBSITE and read and see many ways to age and color horn and antler from craftsman who do it regularly! Email me and I'll send the address to you, if you can't find it! Email: [email protected]

Rick