I just finished my first powder horn project. I hope the pictures get posted, although I cant take pictures worth a darn.
It took a long time to find a horn that was cream color for me to start with. I finally found one last weekend finished its about 15 inches in length. I left it naturally rough. I lightly sanded where you would place your hand to look burnished. Then I antiqued it with my antique secrets.
For the rear plug I used a scrap piece of maple and carefully fit a domed plug to fit the shape of the horn. The plug goes into the horn about a half inch.
For the spout, I hollowed out an elk antler tip. Both the plug and the spout is secured into the horn with hide glue.
A piece of elk raw hide was wet formed and placed over both the plug and spout and then raw hide strips were wrapped around and let to dry just a little. Hide glue was made and placed over the raw hide and raw hide strips.
Now some kind of magic happens when you put hide glue over just damp raw hide. When this all dries out and shrinks it is harder than fiberglass hard as a rock.
The leather strap was beaten and punished. Loops were made with raw hide. Two elk ivories were attached to one of the loop with a single red period trade bead.
Cant hardley wait until I find another horn to make another one.
Thanks for looking.
Joe Yanta
It took a long time to find a horn that was cream color for me to start with. I finally found one last weekend finished its about 15 inches in length. I left it naturally rough. I lightly sanded where you would place your hand to look burnished. Then I antiqued it with my antique secrets.
For the rear plug I used a scrap piece of maple and carefully fit a domed plug to fit the shape of the horn. The plug goes into the horn about a half inch.
For the spout, I hollowed out an elk antler tip. Both the plug and the spout is secured into the horn with hide glue.
A piece of elk raw hide was wet formed and placed over both the plug and spout and then raw hide strips were wrapped around and let to dry just a little. Hide glue was made and placed over the raw hide and raw hide strips.
Now some kind of magic happens when you put hide glue over just damp raw hide. When this all dries out and shrinks it is harder than fiberglass hard as a rock.
The leather strap was beaten and punished. Loops were made with raw hide. Two elk ivories were attached to one of the loop with a single red period trade bead.
Cant hardley wait until I find another horn to make another one.
Thanks for looking.
Joe Yanta
I recon he might be an early casuality of the War!! :cry: Could have run into one of our advanced units, feelin out the Wests locations and strengths. :hmm:
