First Horn & A New Bag

[jethro224]

Here's a pic of my first attempt at horn making along with a new bag I made for my new squirrel gun.

The horn came from an old Mexican mount that my grandpa picked up at a flea market when I was a youngun. I did all the filing and carved the plugs at work while we were slow. The wood is pine that came from a cheap pallet. I carved 'em with my pocket knife.

The bag is the first one I've made since I got T.C. Alberts book "Recreating the 18th Century Hunting Pouch". There's some good tips in there. :thumbsup: Kinda vague on a couple things, but a good book. I got the pattern for this bag from the book, except for the stuff I changed...

I'm gonna go out shootin' tomorrow with my new Stroh-built .36, new horn, new bag... :grin: :grin: :grin:

 

[davy]

Well done Jethro! :thumbsup:

Davy

 

[Dutchman58]

Good work, sir!

I agree with your comments on Albert's book. I have yet to build a bag from his patterns, but have gone so far as to trace and cut one of the patterns out, but I doubt I'll build the bag. It's just too small for me.

I have the same habit of scrounging around at work looking for stuff to convert into buckskinning gear. We have a small carpenter's shop where we build our pallets and skids and I raid the scrap box quite frequently. Word to the wise, though. Pine pallet parts used to make a loading block just don't hold up too well. LOL. :wink:

 

[skunkskinner]

Looks like a keeper. :thumbsup:

 

[RC]

jethro... ya done good!! :thumbsup: :hatsoff: Now shoot straight! :grin:

 

[bwhoffman]

That looks like a nice kit! good job!

...if it were mine, and folks asked me how I like it(if it were mine), I would proudly tell them all..." it pleases me!" :thumbsup:

 

[Roy]

:thumbsup:

 

[rice1817]

Good work, sir!

I agree with your comments on Albert's book. I have yet to build a bag from his patterns, but have gone so far as to trace and cut one of the patterns out, but I doubt I'll build the bag. It's just too small for me.

I just finished one of Albert's patterns for a bag I made. All I did was blow his pattern up on a copy machine to about 125 percent to make it the size I like, which is about 8in x 8 inches. You could make em bigger, I guess, but if you make them big then you end up carrying stuff in it that you don't need.

 

[rabjr]

Nice Jethro. :thumbsup:

 

[ladysmithtrading]

Good lookn kit!

 

[jethro224]

Thank you for the kind remarks.

The bag is a bit on the small side, but it's really just right if you don't carry a bunch of stuff you really don't need to. In the pic that bag is full of all the stuff I need for 75 shots... except a powder measure... I figgered that out when I went shootin' today. :redface: Soon as I dial in a load, I'll attach an antler tip measure to he bag. I thought I put an adjustable one in there last night tho.

Now I just need one more new thing for this rifle kit... a new ramrod. Yep, I broke it.

 

[Roy]

new one will be on its way

 

[rabjr]

Now I just need one more new thing for this rifle kit... a new ramrod. Yep, I broke it.

What are you a guerrilla? :rotf: I didn't think it was possible to break a Stroh ramrod. :haha:

 

[smo]

Nice work Jethro :thumbsup:

 

[Roy]

Now I just need one more new thing for this rifle kit... a new ramrod. Yep, I broke it.

What are you a guerrilla? :rotf: I didn't think it was possible to break a Stroh ramrod. :haha:

It was a bought one.... :redface: Didn't have major run out, but I guess it was enough... a 42" 5/16" ramrod has a lot of opportunity to break... this new one is a bunch different.. and will be in the mail in the mornin...

 

[David G]

Top notch outfit Jethro :bow: I prefer a smaller pouch as well :wink:

 

[jethro224]

Now I just need one more new thing for this rifle kit... a new ramrod. Yep, I broke it.

What are you a guerrilla? :rotf: I didn't think it was possible to break a Stroh ramrod. :haha:

It was a bought one.... :redface: Didn't have major run out, but I guess it was enough... a 42" 5/16" ramrod has a lot of opportunity to break... this new one is a bunch different.. and will be in the mail in the mornin...

Roy rules! He saw my post and called me on the phone not 15 minutes later to tell me he is splittin' me a new one and sendin' it asap! Now that's customer service! :bow: :hatsoff: :thumbsup:

 

[GreyWhiskers]

Lookin good, Jethro. :thumbsup: GW