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Author Topic: Powder Horn History#3  (Read 1431 times)

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Powder Horn History#3
« on: July 28, 2020, 01:04:51 AM »
Reposting old threads that were lost after the forum cleanup from broken threads or lost pics from photobucket, here's an early build from awhile back, this one wound up in Loanghunters aka Ron Laclar's collection. Maybe some one can use it as a reference or  ideas for their own build!

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Re: Powder Horn History#3
« Reply #1 on: July 28, 2020, 01:05:48 AM »
I really like that one! Very nice sir.

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Re: Powder Horn History#3
« Reply #2 on: July 28, 2020, 10:00:11 AM »
Anyone who has ever made a powder horn, can appreciate the time and effort put into that beautiful horn.  :bl th up  :bow
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Re: Powder Horn History#3
« Reply #3 on: July 28, 2020, 10:18:28 AM »
Anyone who has ever made a powder horn, can appreciate the time and effort put into that beautiful horn.  :bl th up  :bow

Quite true.  Since I started making powder horns in 1984, I don't recall ever having enough time or ambition to ever start in on something like that.  Well, that's not entirely true.  I did make a full faceted horn one time (and one time ONLY).  That darn thing took me a week of working on it here and there.  I said never again, and true to my word, I never did make another horn that I couldn't finish in less than an hour.

Good job on that horn, Jim.  I like the twist on the flats.

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Re: Powder Horn History#3
« Reply #4 on: July 28, 2020, 12:04:36 PM »
 :yessir: Boy, the photos just keep getting better and better!  :bow  I expect the next one will eclipse them all!   :lol sign
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Re: Powder Horn History#3
« Reply #5 on: July 29, 2020, 12:55:12 PM »
Thanks for your kind words fellas, just some of the junk that I've made in the past trying to post some reference for others to try!
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