Map Powder Horn #34

[PathfinderNC]

This Map Horn of part of the Cumberland River in Tennessee will be going out to Washington to be paired with a Southern Mountain Rifle. What a great combination!

 

[Kevin]

Outstanding work.

 

[Blackpowderart]

What do you make besides powder horns?

 

[SOLANCO]

This Map Horn of part of the Cumberland River in Tennessee will be going out to Washington to be paired with a Southern Mountain Rifle. What a great combination!

Magnificent.

 

[Tacitus]

You create extraordinarily beautiful scrimshawed horns.

 

[PathfinderNC]

What do you make besides powder horns?

I build a lot of Kibler rifles, some Pecatonica ones, and custom Mountain Dulcimers (Bob Gerard Dulcimers. com) and stuff for the house. And raise two young teenagers and take care of our home and sleep sometimes too

 

[PathfinderNC]

You create extraordinarily beautiful scrimshawed horns.

Thanks friend!

 

[Brokennock]

Stellar work once again.

I'd love to see a topic in how you create the maps.
I've perused many websites with old maps but can't seem to find what I've been looking for. I feel like someone with artistic talent and knowledge of what a map from the period looked like, would need to create one off of a modern map.

And once again,,,, that coloration

 

[Thingamajiggy]

Beautiful work! Great looking horn.

 

[PathfinderNC]

Stellar work once again.

I'd love to see a topic in how you create the maps.
I've perused many websites with old maps but can't seem to find what I've been looking for. I feel like someone with artistic talent and knowledge of what a map from the period looked like, would need to create one off of a modern map.

And once again,,,, that coloration

Hi- The maps I make are generally from more contemporary ones but I do some research to identify old towns and settlements if I want to include them. The general drawing of these is patterned from woodcut or etched maps of old. We use the same method of line and crosshatching to create depth. I like to do rivers and lakes because the coastline and rivers add lots of interesting shapes to the overall design. You can fill-in the empty spaces with various things like compass roses, boats, houses, etc. makes for more eye candy. I added a touch of color on this one to dandy it up a bit and like the subtle enhancement.
More to come I hope

 

[SciAggie]

That's a beautiful horn. I see a bit of color was added

 

[Crawfish]

Wow! Wonderful work! You have great skills

 

[JEBMs]

As always, a darn handsome horn!

 

[oldramrod]

Nice work, I have made many nice horns but I have a friend scratch them since I can't scratch them. I admire people who can both make the horns and scratch them was well.

 

[Brokennock]

Hi- The maps I make are generally from more contemporary ones but I do some research to identify old towns and settlements if I want to include them. The general drawing of these is patterned from woodcut or etched maps of old. We use the same method of line and crosshatching to create depth. I like to do rivers and lakes because the coastline and rivers add lots of interesting shapes to the overall design. You can fill-in the empty spaces with various things like compass roses, boats, houses, etc. makes for more eye candy. I added a touch of color on this one to dandy it up a bit and like the subtle enhancement.
More to come I hope

Very interesting. What talent. I've always wanted a period style map of the Connecticut River valley to include the Farmington River valley and some of the towns that would have been along it or in the area in the mid to late 1700s. I just don't have the artistic eye to see the period style map in the contemporary map.

I always enjoy posts of your projects, I save them for last when I see a new one here or on the ALR,,,,,, kind of like desert, lol.

 

[The Miner '49er]

That horn is eye candy and I can't get enough of it. Simply outstanding!

 

[Hatman/2nd line]

Another work of art! You are an artist in many ways!
Check out this map .