My First Horn & Shooting Bag

[nc_cooter]

Just finished making my first horn and shooting bag.This is my first attempt at both, so fire away. :grin:
The horn is left hand and 15" around the OS curve. The pour plug is maple and the butt plug is unknown wood.
The shooting pouch is about 7"x8" and made from 4/5oz veggie tan. It has two outside pockets and one inside.
Here are a few pics. (pollen was added by nature)

Thanks for looking,
Mike

 

[rabjr]

Looks like you did a fine job to me. :thumbsup:

 

[nc_cooter]

More pics.
Mike

 

[SgtSchutzen]

Nice looking rig. What did you use for a finish on the horn? I like the "aged" look.

 

[JayDee Flohr]

Very nice. I need to get busy and make a new bag.

 

[Curtis Makamson]

Wow If those are your first attempts I cannot wait to see what follows. They look good.

 

[necchi]

Nice job, I see ya got a little angle on the strap that's good, and made it asjustable that's good,,and a bellow on the bottom, nice touch.
I like to trim the welting a bit closer to the seam.
Nice job on the colors,,you left a little "patina" look to it :thumbsup:

 

[fatboy]

Wow you did a real nice job on both of them !! really like you bag

 

[nc_cooter]

SgtSchutzen, I first dyed the horn in Rit= 2 boxes golden yellow+1cc Rit liquid dark brown+1cc liquid scarlet. After drying, i applied Fiebing dark brown leather dye and sprinkled some dry black pigment. Then just lightly wiped it with a piece flanel.
necchi, I did leave the welt a bit too wide. Better next time.
Thanks to all for the compliments.

 

[J.D.]

Nice work. They should give you years of enjoyment.

 

[mazo kid]

You are off to a great start!! :thumbsup: :thumbsup:

 

[sutherland]

I like the warm colors on the horn. Very nice work on both horn and bag. Congrats!

 

[ohio ramrod]

Nice work, Simple & efficient.

 

[deanscamaro]

Hey, Knfmkr, that's a good rig. I like the leather color on the bag. I have to ask: Is that tensioning wrap (couldn't think of anything else to call it) with laces on the strap a traditional way of doing it or is it your own design? I continue to try and learn things with everything I see.
:bow: :v

 

[nc_cooter]

Deano, I don't know how traditional the stitch is, but where I grew up it was in common use to quickly join leather straps. I remember my Great Grand Ma calling it a blanket stitch for leather.
When put in tension, each stitch tightens the other.
Thanks to all for the nice words. I looked at a lot of horns and bags before I started and borrowed a bit here and there. I wanted the rig to look old, simple and reasonably functional, sorta like me. :grin:
Mike