Just realized, I never posted what I've done to it since that last photo.
Put a brass tip on it
Used one of these things, a plumbing fixture used to attach tubing to something (or something like that)
Came out pretty good, needs a bit more polishing the get the final grinding marks out
I decided to learn the art of bending horn
Filed off the attachment hole thing I was going to use to tie the strap onto the horn
Turned a hardwood cone to shape the end which was oval (ish) - I needed it to be round
Heated vegetable oil in a coffee can to 250 degrees, took the can off heat and let about 5" of the wide end of the horn sit in the oil for about 10 minutes to get pliable.
Shoved the cone up there and let it sit until cool
While that was cooling I turned a new cap with an acorn finial where I'll tie off the strap.
During the final touching up the #$@& tool caught (you can see the line in the photo, can't really see it in real life) and the whole piece flew off the lathe, always a lot of fun. The tip of the acorn is where it broke when it flew off, so I made a tiny tip out of a bit of brass bar. I think that came out pretty good.
Also made my first attempt at checkering on the cap of the acorn. My hat is off to the guys who do some of those amazing checkering jobs, it's not easy.
Attached the cap with 11 brass nails
Now I have to make the plug for the pouring end, need to work a taper into the brass tip so the plug will seal and hold, haven't figured that part out yet.
Sand sand sand to get the rest of the scratches out of the cap. I'm holding it in my hand right now and you really can't see them, but now that the camera showed me they are there I'm not going to be able to live with it.
After its fully sanded, about 10 coats of TruOil and a lot of buffing
Last thing to do is learn how to do scrimshaw to put a design and my name around the top of the horn.
