tnlonghunter
40 Cal.
I finally finished my first powder horn, after starting it over two years ago. I used the Sibley's book as my guide, which was great. I didn't exactly do everything by the book, and I didn't intend it to be exactly representative of a specific time period or location. It's more of a personal fantasy type thing, based on pics of lots of horns y'all have made, or that I've seen elsewhere.
The butt plug is burled walnut, obviously with a knot left in it. An iron staple in the top of the plug holds the rear strap, and the current spout plug is an oak dowel with an antler tip. I actually don't like the stopper and will replace it, but at least it works. There's still a little paste wax in the cracks and worm holes in the plug, but I dunked it in tung oil a couple of times and then applied 5-6 more hand rubbed coats of oil. It should hold up pretty well.
The scrimshaw in it is a map of the 100 acre farm in Tennessee that my family has. It's where I killed my first deer, learned to shoot blackpowder, and is probably my favorite place on earth. It's got the creeks, the big creek (Wolf Creek), roads and such. I might add some trees later to indicate forests and ridges vs. field and valleys.
The wording is my name with two different family mottos. The first motto Virtutis Gloria Merces (Glory is the Reward of Valor) is the motto for the Scottish Robertson clan, which is my Mother's maiden name and where I get my first name. That's why it's sitting atop my first name. The second phrase, below "Parker" is the motto of the Parker family. I like the symmetry of putting each motto near its appropriate family name (or derivative, as the case may be).
Finally, I also included a couple pics of the priming flask I made last year. It's white-tail antler. I liked the size and shape, because it felt right in the hand. However, I couldn't drill the whole way around the curve. So I cut off the back end enough to hollow out the two sides, made a "washer" out of a piece of walnut, and glued it back together. I'm not sure how much it'll hold, maybe 75-80 grains of 4f.
What do you y'all think?
The butt plug is burled walnut, obviously with a knot left in it. An iron staple in the top of the plug holds the rear strap, and the current spout plug is an oak dowel with an antler tip. I actually don't like the stopper and will replace it, but at least it works. There's still a little paste wax in the cracks and worm holes in the plug, but I dunked it in tung oil a couple of times and then applied 5-6 more hand rubbed coats of oil. It should hold up pretty well.
The scrimshaw in it is a map of the 100 acre farm in Tennessee that my family has. It's where I killed my first deer, learned to shoot blackpowder, and is probably my favorite place on earth. It's got the creeks, the big creek (Wolf Creek), roads and such. I might add some trees later to indicate forests and ridges vs. field and valleys.
The wording is my name with two different family mottos. The first motto Virtutis Gloria Merces (Glory is the Reward of Valor) is the motto for the Scottish Robertson clan, which is my Mother's maiden name and where I get my first name. That's why it's sitting atop my first name. The second phrase, below "Parker" is the motto of the Parker family. I like the symmetry of putting each motto near its appropriate family name (or derivative, as the case may be).
Finally, I also included a couple pics of the priming flask I made last year. It's white-tail antler. I liked the size and shape, because it felt right in the hand. However, I couldn't drill the whole way around the curve. So I cut off the back end enough to hollow out the two sides, made a "washer" out of a piece of walnut, and glued it back together. I'm not sure how much it'll hold, maybe 75-80 grains of 4f.
What do you y'all think?
