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jfrench
Joined: 31 Jul 2007
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Location: New Hampshire
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| Posted: Mon Sep 24, 2007 9:44 am Post subject: Powder Horn |
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| Do any of you make your own horns? I've been carving and scrimshawing for a year now. I'm doing my first dye attempt on a horn though. I'm dying the neck brown, and am wondering what I can use to scrape excess dye of the horn without scratching it. I have a book that says to use a furniture scraper, but am wondering what else I can use that I may have laying around the house. |
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Romey
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Location: Montana
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| Posted: Mon Sep 24, 2007 9:56 am Post subject: |
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| 0000 steel wool (4 ought) |
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ADKBEAR
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Location: Central NY
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| Posted: Mon Sep 24, 2007 11:29 am Post subject: |
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I do not make my own horns (only got so much time) wish I did.
Would be interested in seeing some of your work though. How about posting a few photos? |
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jfrench
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| Posted: Tue Sep 25, 2007 7:19 am Post subject: |
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| Yeah, I'll get a few photos up. |
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jfrench
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| Posted: Tue Sep 25, 2007 10:15 am Post subject: |
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| Here are a couple I had taken photos of. |
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jfrench
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| Posted: Tue Sep 25, 2007 10:19 am Post subject: |
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| Here is one I did this past spring. I'm presently working on two, one is going to be my personal horn. |
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jfrench
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| Posted: Tue Sep 25, 2007 10:20 am Post subject: |
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| Better view of the sun. F&I style. |
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Ironwood
Joined: 17 May 2007
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Location: East Texas
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| Posted: Wed Sep 26, 2007 4:15 am Post subject: |
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I haven't done any work on a horn but I have done a little wood scraping at times. I think a piece of broken glass or single edge razor blade would work very well as a scraper on your powder horn.
BTW.. Great looking powder horn! |
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ADKBEAR
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| Posted: Wed Sep 26, 2007 5:49 am Post subject: |
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Nice stuff there jfrench. Like I said I have not done any but have seen others doing it and I know it is a lot of work.
I have a map horn, small priming horn that I recieved as a gift. My big horn has no scrimshaw work on it at all.
You can kind of see them in the photo of me and the Mrs. under "anyone rendezvous" page 2 of this topic. The priming horn is around my neck in the photo. If I think of it I will try to get a couple of close up photos an post them for you to see ::-k |
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jfrench
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| Posted: Wed Sep 26, 2007 7:20 am Post subject: |
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| I looked at the photo. Looks like a nice horn. I don't see alot of scrimming on primer horns, especially maps, so that's kind of unique. I'll take a photo of the one I'm working on now for myself. I put a fish mouth on it. I'm getting much better at the carving part. I'll have to post a photo of the miniature horn I made too. It's a gift for an uncle. |
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ADKBEAR
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| Posted: Fri Sep 28, 2007 5:48 am Post subject: |
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| Some photos of my priming horn |
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jfrench
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| Posted: Fri Sep 28, 2007 7:14 am Post subject: |
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| That's a really nice horn. What type of wood was used for your rifle stock. That's an incredible piece. Looks like tiger/curly maple? |
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ADKBEAR
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| Posted: Mon Oct 01, 2007 7:02 am Post subject: |
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| Yes it is curly maple not sure what grade it is. Not extra fancy! |
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jfrench
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| Posted: Thu Nov 01, 2007 7:49 pm Post subject: |
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| Someone gave me this horn last night. It's older and a little rough, but I'm going to work with it. The double twist is amazing. |
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slickrock
Joined: 26 Dec 2007
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Location: santa clara ny
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| Posted: Thu Dec 27, 2007 12:40 am Post subject: |
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looks like cranberry lake on the horn, live in colton? you are only an hour and a bit or so west of me.
nice horns and rifle. |
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