Current Horn Project
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WOW!!! fantastic work :bow: :thumbsup: :hatsoff:
I can't wait to see the finished product it looks great like it is. :applause:
I can't wait to see the finished product it looks great like it is. :applause:
Wow. A lot of fine detail there. Looks great. Will be anxious to see it when all finished. :thumbsup:
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I really like the twisted end. :thumbsup:
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That item is just beautiful.
I honestly couldn't tell you how long it took to scratch it. I never pay much attention to the time it takes to make a horn from beginning to end. but, engraving is something I do when I'm sitting around "watching" TV. It might take a few nights to do, but I might not do it every night either! or I might pick it up scratch a line and put it right back down. :idunno: This one has taken me about a week thus far engraving-wise. and I still have a ways to go before I call it "Done" though the weekend is coming soon! :grin:
Thanks for looking everyone I really appreciate it! :bow:
Thanks for looking everyone I really appreciate it! :bow:
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Gus, I like that slightly over-size bulbous twist carving on the tip end. You know me! I like different and unique!
Rick :thumbsup:
Rick :thumbsup:
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Beautiful work! It makes me go cross eyed thinking about all those lines... :thumbsup:
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gus13 said:
' a few nights ...'
I'd be lucky to get results that nice in a few months ... wow- that work is so good it's downright intimidating...
fantastic design... really great execution
double :hatsoff: to you, sir!
Well thank you. but really, this kind of thing is really very simple. (If I can do it -ANYONE can!) and this project IS only half done!
here's an idea - or I should say, "This is what I can do"- of what I hope it to look like though I still have to add the copper repair, and the engraving is Completely different!!
So, really, engraving isn't such an issue for me. I try to focus more on architecture. Though I do appreciate evryones comments :hatsoff:
here's an idea - or I should say, "This is what I can do"- of what I hope it to look like though I still have to add the copper repair, and the engraving is Completely different!!
So, really, engraving isn't such an issue for me. I try to focus more on architecture. Though I do appreciate evryones comments :hatsoff:
Very nice scrim and shaping on this horn. Can I ask....are you guys free handing the straight lines on these horns? I want to do some geometric work, but afraid my straight lines wont be straight. Wish my hands didn't shake so much.
Exceptional, really great looking.
I know it is popular but I really do not understand the need to age a horn. That is beautiful as it is. If used a horn will take a patina on it's own. I would not artificially age a horn. But that's me.
I know it is popular but I really do not understand the need to age a horn. That is beautiful as it is. If used a horn will take a patina on it's own. I would not artificially age a horn. But that's me.
I pencil in all my designs so I can get an idea of the layout, Most of the time that also means ALOT of erasing! but yes, its all freehand. Because most of my work is pattern work, It will be Aged, and because it is Folk Art, I can kind of "get away" with imperfections in my engraving. So when your doing yours just take your time, and go light the first time, make multiple passes, that way, any mistakes can be easily sanded off. :thumbsup:
I personally like the aged look, I have made a few horns that I get this far and think it looks good without the ageing, but I end up doing it anyway! :grin: Mostly because it just feels unfinished without it I guess!
Thanks all for your input, I really appreciate it!
I personally like the aged look, I have made a few horns that I get this far and think it looks good without the ageing, but I end up doing it anyway! :grin: Mostly because it just feels unfinished without it I guess!
Thanks all for your input, I really appreciate it!
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suzkat said:
some of the 'straight lines' I make really aren't ... OK- most all of the straight lines aren't really all that straight ... this is a result of my nearsighted astigmatism. For the essential architecture, you may want to consider using I bit of duct tape (I cut or tear mine into strips about 3/8 or 1/4 inch wide) or go with the blue painters masking tape.
If you need to divide a curve of unknown circumference into even sections, simply take a bit of that masking tape, put it around the curve, mark the beginning/end point, and remove the tape. Then measure the distance from beginning to end, divide my the number of sections you want and mark the tape appropriately. When you reapply the tape where it originally was, the marks will evenly divide the circumference of the curve. viola!
I've done it by eye, but this method works better for me. Your results may differ ...
oops! ... sorry to hijack the thread ...
Gus13 is right, however, in his assertion that the eraser is the most useful tool in the kit. (I don't use mine enough, which is probably why his work looks better than mine).
