horn is done......................

[bob1961]

i'm done with my horn till i get the tacks, staple and[url] strap....wilde[/url] weavery will be making mine the first of march, it will be a brown, beige and grey color weave....so here's my progress as i went from raw horn to finished horn....i had a gap between the base plug and horn bout 1" long by 1/16" wide after i glued it in cause the fit was real snug i didn't know if i would be able to pull it out after test fitting it....so i just eye balled the flatness on the end of the horn, i guess i was off just a tad....after filing a groove all the way around the seam with my triangle file i mixed up some brownells arca-gel with some red food coloring added to give it some contrast from the plug and horn color :v .............bob

 

[rabjr]

Nice Bob, but it's not done till it's scrimshawed. :winking:

 

[bob1961]

i thought bout that but it's got some nice colors in it and thought bout just leaveing it as a plain horn, fer now any way....thought bout picking up some of them junk horns from track fer 2.50 each and try my hand on them first :v ..............bob

 

[skunkskinner]

Nice horn,
I also like the step by step pictures :thumbsup:
I bought two junk horns from track a couple months ago,(junk)is an over statement for them.

 

[blacksmithman64]

See there ain't nuthin to it! Real slick on the horn-wood seam,I have a lathe to turn plugs and a belt sander to flush the horn base and I still manage to get a gap!

 

[bob1961]

See there ain't nuthin to it! Real slick on the horn-wood seam,I have a lathe to turn plugs and a belt sander to flush the horn base and I still manage to get a gap!

i ain't doing to bad then with just a file and a couple of pieces of sand paper then, thanks :thumbsup: :v ..............bob

 

[jeepwj992002]

Looks great bob!! :thumbsup:

 

[snagg]

Bob:
Beautiful job. Nice to see the step by step pics. It didn't take you long from start to completion, either. Musta really stayed on it. :thumbsup:
Like your little display stand, too. :grin:
Post a pic when you get the strap and other items on.
What did ya decide on plugging the spout with??

snagg

 

[snagg]

Bob:
Beautiful job. Nice to see the step by step pics. It didn't take you long from start to completion, either. Musta really stayed on it. :thumbsup:
Like your little display stand, too. :grin:
Post a pic when you get the strap and other items on.
What did ya decide on plugging the spout with??

snagg

 

[soggy]

:hatsoff: Nice job Bob! It's a pretty good feeling when you finish up a horn, look at it and say "I built that" ain't it?
Thanks for sharing;
Soggy

 

[blacksmithman64]

Them fancy big city power tools ain't all they say they are! Or mebbe its just the operator?!... :rotf:

 

[bob1961]

i got some big dia. pegs i'm thinking of using....not sure what there made from yet, haven't really looked to hard to guess what they are....but i will be making the plug from something sitting round here some where....i sharpened the edges on one of my file handles like a scraper to ream the tapered hole fer the plug....this way i have the template fer the plug size :v .............bob

 

[fatboy]

Nice job looks like your a profesional horn maker now :hatsoff: