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wirewiz

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A month or so ago, I posted a few pictures of a priming horn I made out of a cows horn I found out in the desert. That was the first time I did any horn work and I sort of got bit. So at the Western Regional I bought a copy of Sibley’s book and a horn to fool around with.

I still work part time with a dentist who did an excellent job last year on a .36 Shenandoah kit, his first build. I thought that a nice birthday present would be a carved horn if I could get it to turn out ok.

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Sibley’s book is a must, but so is the tutorial by Hawken 12 on this forum. He has many good tips on layout and inking the carvings””a big help for us first-timers. I found that inking the carvings as you go along with the Rit stain used to stain the snout is easier to clean up than India ink.

I showed Harvey’s horn to Roger Mortenson, the Mountain Man. Maybe some of you who attend the Western Regionals know Roger, he always has the first vendor tent on traders row. He had me fool around with one of his horns for his own use. The eagle is the same, but I loved that old Lobo. Gonna use him again in some other scenes I have in mind.

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One thing I like about carving horns is that there doesn’t seem to be any “schools” to get in trouble with the PC police. Except for some southern banded specimens, the Tansel fishface and the generic “His Horn,” the artwork is all over the place.

I need some advice. I would like to make a matched main horn and primer.

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1) How is the best way to hang them from the bagstrap to both look good and be useful, any pictures?

2) When did they begin to use brass spouts and valves, any in the flint period?

3) Has anyone found on the computer the old style printing font common to the old horns? I have to copy my carvings and printing, I can’t free-hand worth a damn!

Thanking you in advance,
Wirewiz
 
Lee Larkin has a book with the old fonts in it.
It is a book of drawings and lettering taken from original horns.
He is a member of the Honourable Company of Horners. His email address is [email protected]
Tell Lee that Jerry Heister recommended him to you.
If you have trouble getting him, contact Jerry at [email protected]

Bev
 
Hey, Wirewiz, this is Deano from Peoria, AZ. I am new to muzzle loading, just in the process of building a rifle and pistol and today ordered a horn to make my first powder horn. Your pictures show some really good work. I'd like to talk to you some more about horn building, black powder or whatever, if you don't mind, especially with you here in the Valley. I see you have been a member of the forum for some time, so you should probably have some good knowledge. Send me a private message and lets talk.

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Being on the receiving end of any of those fine pieces of artwork would be a good thing!

Your eagle with shield is outstanding to say the least! :thumbsup: :hatsoff:
 
Nice lookin horn there your scrim is nice? what kind of tool are you useing to scrim with ? And did you top coat with something when you were done?
 
the tool look up www.profitablehobbies.com if your intrested talk to carol, tell her dr. frank said yourgood people to do business with. the finish is the same clear enamel that hawken 12 uses to keep his drawing's from smudging while carving. wirewiz
 
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Hi, Wirewiz. After our conversation today, I went out and looked at my engraver. It is a Turbo-Carver and runs about 300,000 to 400,000 RPM. I forgot to turn down my compressor awhile back and pegged my inline pressure gauge. :youcrazy: It still works okay, but I might have to get another gauge.
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