No, it's not the angle. The plug is almost an inch thick, and I could set it only a little more than halfway into the horn. After I started sanding (my intention was to dome it to meet the horn edge), I decided to leave it 1/4" thick at the edge and flat on top. Rounded the wood edge over so it looked "smooth" and sealed it with beeswax and olive oil mix.
It is tacked in with brass nails, and I used a solid brass drawer knob with a screwback.
The stopper is a dry hickory stick cut, shaved, and wax/oil sealed.
The tip end is layered in three tiers (thin at the tip, then fatter, then thinner, then fatter, then even fatter). That's the part I think I did best on.
I'm not the best craftsman in the world, but she's watertight, and holds about a third of a pound of BP.
I'll see if I can get clearer pics, (takes time, I don't have a digital camera and can't fit the horn into the scanner). :grin:
Maybe if I do enough of them, I'll get halfway decent.
So, how many horns have you guys made before you were happy (or at least satisfied)??
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