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Craftsmanship => Accoutrements => Topic started by: HORNER75 on August 31, 2012, 10:09:39 PM

Title: Chief Corn Planter Horn
Post by: HORNER75 on August 31, 2012, 10:09:39 PM
Well after many hours, I'm finally finished with this powder horn and thought you might like to take a look! __ As you can see, it is a 18th century inspired lobed style powder horn that has a heavily carved throat(neck) I did a little scratch'n on. The NA portrait is of Seneca Chief Cornplanter and I also incorporated the Royal English Crest. Kind of fancy, but fully functional!

Thanks for taking a look at it!

Rick

(http://i803.photobucket.com/albums/yy311/horner1948/DSC00926.jpg)

(http://i803.photobucket.com/albums/yy311/horner1948/DSC00923.jpg)

(http://i803.photobucket.com/albums/yy311/horner1948/DSC00922.jpg)

(http://i803.photobucket.com/albums/yy311/horner1948/DSC00925.jpg)

(http://i803.photobucket.com/albums/yy311/horner1948/DSC00924.jpg)
Title: Re: Chief Corn Planter Horn
Post by: Bigsmoke on August 31, 2012, 10:38:52 PM
Pretty nice, Rick.  Nice job.
John
Title: Re: Chief Corn Planter Horn
Post by: greggholmes on August 31, 2012, 11:47:34 PM
Thats fantastic!
Title: Re: Chief Corn Planter Horn
Post by: Roaddog on September 01, 2012, 06:31:55 AM
WOW that is some fancy scrachn. Fantastick work Rick. Thanks for sharing with us. :rt th
Title: Re: Chief Corn Planter Horn
Post by: Riley/MN on September 01, 2012, 12:04:46 PM
WOW! That is some piece of art right there....
Title: Re: Chief Corn Planter Horn
Post by: Longhunter on September 01, 2012, 03:59:12 PM
Is that a left side carry or am I lookin at it wrong?
Title: Re: Chief Corn Planter Horn
Post by: HORNER75 on September 01, 2012, 09:33:54 PM
That horn was a left side carry horn.
Title: Re: Chief Corn Planter Horn
Post by: Longhunter on September 02, 2012, 10:08:39 AM
WAS?...what happened to it?
Title: Re: Chief Corn Planter Horn
Post by: HORNER75 on September 02, 2012, 12:17:40 PM
I had it for sale on the CLA website and somebody bought it!.. Already on it's way to Texas!
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Thanks for asking,
Rick
Title: Re: Chief Corn Planter Horn
Post by: Longhunter on September 03, 2012, 10:04:24 AM
:cry:
Title: Re: Chief Corn Planter Horn
Post by: sse on September 03, 2012, 10:09:18 AM
A lot of nice artwork on there... :bl th up
Title: Re: Chief Corn Planter Horn
Post by: gelsenbeck on September 03, 2012, 06:41:48 PM
Quote from: "sse"
A lot of nice artwork on there... :bl th up
Yes, there is.  But what about the actual horn?  Must be my eyes as the area from the engrailing to the tip do not look like it belongs with the rest of this horn and looks a bit clunky to me and out of place.  Maybe a bit too much filing and out of scale too or am I just too blinded by all the engraving?  
I'm sure when I send the picture to a few masterhorners they'll explain so that I can learn to recognize what constitutes a well (or poor) design and execution of a powder horn so I can stop wasting my money on so so vintage horns or so called antiques.  
Gary
Title: Re: Chief Corn Planter Horn
Post by: Spotted Bull on September 03, 2012, 10:33:54 PM
Quote from: "gelsenbeck"
I'm sure whsse"]en I send the picture to a few masterhorners they'll explain so that I can learn to recognize what constitutes a well (or poor) design and execution of a powder horn so I can stop wasting my money on so so vintage horns or so called antiques.  
Gary

Really? You are really going to send pics of another person's horn to a "few masterhorners" to critique? Why? I don't recall seeing anything in the original post asking you to purchase said horn, or anything that called this particular horn "vintage" or "antique". As a member of the Honorable Company Of Horners I would think that you had the necessary knowledge to make that sort of judgement yourself.

On another note, I think the horn is quite nice. But I am no expert...just a leatherworker.