My First Horn

[Valkyrie]

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It isn’t anything special and certainly not historically correct or reflect any particular style. I basically looked at a lot of pictures and went with things I liked. The base is a piece of black walnut that I epoxied and pinned in place after I fit it and it’s hogged our with a Forstner bit to increase capacity a bit. The staple is actually an 8d nail I cut and bent to shape. Then I heated it red hot and let it cool to color it. The spout isn’t really great but I did the best I could and made it octagonal. The stopper is a tapered walnut dowel epoxied I to the horn tip that I cut off. The nozzle ID is tapered also by wrapping some 320 paper around the stopper and twisting it to match the profile. I went over the entire thing with Feibings brown leather dye and i sealed the base wood with spar varnish. I scribed the date it was complete at the edge of the base 12-27-17.

I learned a lot and already have another on the way. I have a few ideas and it’s goung to be a gift for my brother when he gets his TVM next year.

 

[coloradoclyde]

Looks good to me... :thumbsup:

 

[omarick1948]

Looks pretty darn good to me!
Powder horn making is addictive and a continuing adventure in reflecting ourself expression. our very first one we make should be always a KEEPER.

Only thing that I would of done different, would be to slim the throat area down thinner and do away with the spar varnish finish, as it will chip after some use and time.

Happy Horning!
:thumbsup:

 

[MSW]

good looking horn, especially for a first try ... you might want to check out Recreating the 18th Century Powder Horn, by Scott and Cathy Sibley. Here's a link: https://www.trackofthewolf.com/Categories/PartDetail.aspx/1330/1/BOOK-R18CPH

this book started me down a path of making horns for each of my guns, which is a great way to spend free time.

the coolest tools are the ones you make yourself :wink: :wink:

 

[Valkyrie]

Looks pretty darn good to me!
Powder horn making is addictive and a continuing adventure in reflecting ourself expression. our very first one we make should be always a KEEPER.

Only thing that I would of done different, would be to slim the throat area down thinner and do away with the spar varnish finish, as it will chip after some use and time.

Happy Horning!
:thumbsup:

Thanks so much. I actually wanted it thinner but was afraid I’d carve it too thin and break though. Next one I’ll get a good handle on how much material I have to work with. I actually thinned the spar varnish so it would soak in better forbthat very reason. I didn’t want the finish just sitting on the top of the wood.

 

[NeilMacleod]

Looks very nice

 

[Tinker2]

Looks good to me :thumbsup:





William

 

[Brokennock]

Very nice work. Good for you.

 

[Ames]

Never broke through one. I have, once, drilled through the neck though. :cursing:
If you leave the base plug loose while carving you can pull it off and park the horn on top of a light source. I like the flex necked shop light on my bench. Your horn will light up from the inside showing you just how thin you are getting it. :thumbsup:

 

[Mean Gene]

Nice job, I think it deserves an atta-boy.

 

[Valkyrie]

Thanks again everyone! I was really hoping to get out this weekend tobhunt but my place in SW PA is hitting 4 degrees for the high today and I’m happy to stay home.

I did get a really nice day/priming size horn that I’m going to do up for my brother and give to him when he gets his TVM rifle later this year.