My Night Themed Rum Horn

[JohnL]

Love it. Now I have to get one or try and make one. How is it sealed to keep from leaking out around the ends?

This one was sealed with friction and epoxy on the end caps; a layer of salad bowl type sealer will go inside. I’ve sealed them with beeswax before.

 

[Rifleman1776]

A beauty.

 

[Hatman/2nd line]

I needed another scrimshaw project since I have been down with some back and leg issues and was losing my mind watching movies while confined in my chair. This rum horn is my seventeenth horn with sixteen of them being scrimshawed; it is my third rum horn. My mentor, Billy Griner, incorporated many lessons in the construction of this particular horn to include many hours on a lathe. It was an experiment for us both, and took a life of its own. It is scrimshawed with a folk art night theme to include a fingernail moon with stars and a trail of stardust. A sleeping fox rests underneath while a possum hangs from the text box by its tail and holds my maker’s mark. The feather is a Whipoorwill feather. The text reads, “A mule’s ear of rum” in honor of my friend, Dan Chanclor. Many thanks to Mr. Griner for the patience, wisdom, guidance, demonstrations and assistance on this work of art! I’d appreciate any feedback; I’m still learning.

Beautiful work!

 

[rmefbowhunter]

Beautiful work! I never cease to be amazed at the breadth of artistry and craftsmanship we see routinely exhibited on the M/L forum.

 

[Versanaut]

Beautiful work!
Did you seal the inside with any sort of pitch/wax?

 

[JEBMs]

Back to that doggone moon. I have always loved the old Art nouveau depictions of the man in the crescent moon but yours goes many levels above any that I have seen.
About NyQuil being involved in the creation of the possum, enough of that stuff and you and that possum could carry on a conversation……and he would make sense

 

[JohnL]

Beautiful work!
Did you seal the inside with any sort of pitch/wax?

I’m going to try a wood sealer designed for bowl turners on this one; I have used beeswax on my last two rum horns and on a drinking horn.

 

[JohnL]

Back to that doggone moon. I have always loved the old Art nouveau depictions of the man in the crescent moon but yours goes many levels above any that I have seen.
About NyQuil being involved in the creation of the possum, enough of that stuff and you and that possum could carry on a conversation……and he would make sense

He was talking ugly to me for a few nights there! That moon evolved far from my original thought and sketches; I’m going to refine it a bit and add a tear drop on the next one in honor of my recently deceased cousin.

 

[JEBMs]

That’ll be a beautiful tribute

 

[JohnL]

That’ll be a beautiful tribute

I made him a couple of powder horns and he kept after me about two rum horns which I kept putting off because I wanted to become more skilled. I regret that now.

 

[Colonial Boy]

In a word, beautiful.

 

[Barry Strickland]

Without a doubt that is the best moon depiction this old geezer has ever seen. You have artistry in your soul, I will look forward to you developing it even further. Thanks for sharing.
Barry

 

[RayjHindle]

Very nice!your engraving is excellent!

 

[MSW]

tremendous work!

 

[Quicksilver]

Very creative...

 

[TDM]

I needed another scrimshaw project since I have been down with some back and leg issues and was losing my mind watching movies while confined in my chair. This rum horn is my seventeenth horn with sixteen of them being scrimshawed; it is my third rum horn. My mentor, Billy Griner, incorporated many lessons in the construction of this particular horn to include many hours on a lathe. It was an experiment for us both, and took a life of its own. It is scrimshawed with a folk art night theme to include a fingernail moon with stars and a trail of stardust. A sleeping fox rests underneath while a possum hangs from the text box by its tail and holds my maker’s mark. The feather is a Whipoorwill feather. The text reads, “A mule’s ear of rum” in honor of my friend, Dan Chanclor. Many thanks to Mr. Griner for the patience, wisdom, guidance, demonstrations and assistance on this work of art! I’d appreciate any feedback; I’m still learning.

What kind/type of piece of ivory did you start with for the body?

 

[JohnL]

What kind/type of piece of ivory did you start with for the body?

It’s cow horn.

 

[TDM]

Wow, wouldn't have thought that. Looks like ivory to me! Agin, great job.

 

[JohnL]

Wow, wouldn't have thought that. Looks like ivory to me! Agin, great job.

Yessir, it’s been cut, shaped/straightened, rounded, scrimshawed and dyed.