First finished horn

[Palepainter]

In the time I have had to read "The Art of Building the Pennsylvania Long Rifle", I have also done a bunch of other research on horn making and other small projects to tied me over until the rifle parts get here. Tick...Tock.... HAHAHA. Here is my first horn, it tells the story of my journey from PA to AZ. Then meeting my wife in CA, then her moving to AZ..us getting married and having our daughter, then moving to Colorado. They got a real kick out of it. My wife has been super supportive of my rekindled black powder habit. :bow:

Here it is on the piece of maple I found in my shop that will soon become my refurnished Hawken. Thank you all for the inspiration and motivation, because, I do not drink coffee.

 

[Rick Son]

First horn????!!!! Man-o-Man what a nice topic too..You got heart!

 

[David W.]

Very nice! What wood did you use?

 

[ApprenticeBuilder]

Nice horn,

That carving looks very bold, got anymore pics.

You should have a swell time working that blank.

 

[Palepainter]

Thanks guys. The carving was done with a electric graver. It was a very quickie of a engraving job. The wood was turned on my drill press. I made a jig to carve the big plug. The little end was done the same way by preshaping a small round cylinder that would stay put in the chuck on the drill press.

 

[omarick1948]

ELECTRIC ENGRAVER!!!!

You need new research material!

Sorry!......Just hav'in a little fun with ya!

Rick :wink:

 

[Palepainter]

True, I know I violated some sacred code somewhere. I also figured using an electrical device to do the turnings probably had Ben Franklin rolling in his grave too. I have been experimenting with the scribe tools and making them from airbrush needles and different xacto knives. I have been practicing on other pieces of horn to get it down. Not there yet.

The wood is also a heresy, it is Mahogany.

 

[Claude Mathis]

The wood is also a heresy, it is Mahogany.

And, if you get in a survival situation, you can use that plug for firewood. :wink:

Nice job. :thumbsup:

 

[MSW]

nice looking horn, but next time, give hand tools a chance to work their magic.

just one guy's opinion...