I just read Scott Sibleys book on Powder Horns and have started working on my first horn. I was wondering if anyone knows how to make an antique white, or if anyone has ever done an antique white they can show me a picture. Thanks.
Antique White Powder Horn
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paco97 said:
Not really sure what you mean by "antique white". Some folks use various colours of "Rite" dye to give their horns an aged yellowish look, others use a dye made from onion skins . I've never done either myself. Most of the horns that I've done (less than 20) were from local stock and seem to have a yellowish, or amber look to start with.
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There are various ways to give your horn that golden look.Onion skins work well just boil the horn until desired color is obtained then you can fit the plug too. Feibings med brown leather dye soaked on flannel piece and rubbed on the horn will work too.
Potassium permanganate also will age horn but it will not be quite as golden. Works well to mellow out the color you get from the dye.
Potassium permanganate also will age horn but it will not be quite as golden. Works well to mellow out the color you get from the dye.
