How I Engrave A Powder Horn

[tom_in_vt]

Beautiful work

 

[Dearslayer]

Deerstalkert, I could sure see that's a guy firing a gun! Beats what I could do

 

[oldschoolhunter55]

Oh lord mine are like chicken scratch in comparison to a whole, whole lot !

naw. u sir do a great job. never seen such

 

[Norman Brooks]

After some small detailing, I rub the surface with some paper towels to get any surface oil off the horn. After that I used a water based alkaline dye that I mix and wipe it on the horn, allowing it to dry.
*** Be sure you have used a Waterproof India Ink in your scrimshawing ***
I then rubbed out most of the color to get an to amber tone. Then several applications of Paste Wax. This seals the horn and fills in the lines and actually cleans and sharpens the inked lines. Some buffing and we’re done!

Question? Rit close dye? If so what color?

 

[ohiochuck]

PathfinderNC​

You certainly have artistic talent!!
Very nice!
Jim

 

[Scott]

what kind of knife do you engrave with?

 

[PathfinderNC]

PathfinderNC​

You certainly have artistic talent!!
Very nice!
Jim

Thanks Jim!

 

[PathfinderNC]

what kind of knife do you engrave with?

I use a nail actually.

 

[springfield art]

I use a nail actually.

Which is what the old-timers used a lot; totally period authentic!

 

[Pratt]

I like it. What fine edge tool do you use?

 

[PathfinderNC]

I like it. What fine edge tool do you use?

Not sure what you mean. Regarding the scrimshawing all I use is a nail. It works well.

 

[springfield art]

That's just what the real old time sailors used. (Amazon didn't deliver to the remote Pacific Islands!)

 

[PluggedNickel]

this is what my attempt at drawing would look like .
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I love it!

 

[PluggedNickel]

Here are some photos to share my approach to designing and engraving a Powder Horn.

Beautiful work! Very talented! I have zero talent when it comes to Artwork.