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Craftsmanship => Accoutrements => Topic started by: ridjrunr on December 31, 2011, 12:06:33 AM

Title: Day horn done!
Post by: ridjrunr on December 31, 2011, 12:06:33 AM

This one took abit longer than the primer horns I have been doing. Mainly because it has a turned butt plug and a turned applied horn tip.It was fun but alot more work. Strap fastener is a flattened and twisted 6 penny nail. The butt plug is East Texas cedar, and is hollowed out for more capacity. I am brand spankin new at this and on a suggestion from a friend, used feibings cordovan leather dye and then LMF ( Laurel Mountain Forge) American walnut on top of that and then LMF sealer.It looks black, but in the sun its a very rich redish/brown. When I get to the store, I'll cover the whole thing with carnuba type wax rubbed in.Both plug and tip are sealed with beeswax and pinned with toothpicks and the spout hole is 1/4" dia.
Now I think I need to order some real horns,as this was my last flea market special. The third pix is when I got it ( 08 lol)

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Title: Re: Day horn done!
Post by: Roaddog on December 31, 2011, 06:11:48 AM

Your doing one fine job there Ridjruner. Keep up the good work.

Title: Re: Day horn done!
Post by: Adam Wetherington on December 31, 2011, 06:32:13 AM

Looks real nice to me!

Title: Re: Day horn done!
Post by: rickevans on December 31, 2011, 02:42:47 PM

Nice work there. Are you threading the turned applied tip?  My son took a class from Art DeCamp this fall at Conner Prairie and they threaded both the horn and the applied tip.


Rick, that would be called a screw tip horn, applied tips are exactly that, applied and kept in place usually by pinning it

Title: Re: Day horn done!
Post by: BEAVERMAN on December 31, 2011, 03:00:46 PM

Rick, that would be called a screw tip horn, an applied tip is just that, the tip is appled and fixed to the horn usually by pinning it in place, nicely executed Dan!

Title: Re: Day horn done!
Post by: Hanshi on December 31, 2011, 03:25:35 PM

Very, very good work.

Title: Re: Day horn done!
Post by: ridjrunr on December 31, 2011, 04:52:08 PM

Thank you for the comments. I experimentally tried threading some horn and it didnt turn out too well so it became applied. That was actually done on my first primer horn I did and when I figured there wasnt enough good solid thread, then I just pinned it. This one was always intended to be applied. Every horn I've done in the past month or so has been a learning experiance, even after studying this for what seems like a couple of years. Nothing like hands on to really get the feel of horning  :toast

Title: Re: Day horn done!
Post by: rickevans on January 01, 2012, 12:51:32 PM

Thanks for the info. Threaded or applied, either way, your work is very fine. Keep going!

Title: Re: Day horn done!
Post by: ridjrunr on January 01, 2012, 04:45:36 PM

Thanks Rick