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[Spotted Bull]

Looks really good to me brother!!

[Riley/MN]

Looks pretty darn SWEET if you ask me!

[ridjrunr]

Thanks for the encouraging comments! Can't wait to start the next one.

[Uncle Russ]

Ridj.... I would like to hear some more about that "onion dye bath" you spoke of.
What does that do?
What's the process?

Uncle Russ...

[ridjrunr]

Russ, when I was buying an onion, I gathered up a whole bunch of loose onion skins that where laying in the produce bin at the super market. Loosely I probably had a third of an ice cream pales worth.
When I was ready to dye the horn and rings ( I did them all before assembly) , I put about 1.5 gal of water in a pot big enough to hang the horn in and added all of the onion skins. I them heated to a boil and immediatly shut off the burner and then suspended the horn, fully submerged. I let it soak like that for 40 minutes. Then I took it out and let it cool in the house and then air dried it outside as I got the rest of the stuff ready for final assembly.
This is all just to give it a little color. You can hopefully see the difference in the photos from the beginning of the post to the last.
Most people from what I gather, use store bought RIT Dye and do the same process.

[Uncle Russ]

Russ, when I was buying an onion, I gathered up a whole bunch of loose onion skins that where laying in the produce bin at the super market. Loosely I probably had a third of an ice cream pales worth.
When I was ready to dye the horn and rings ( I did them all before assembly) , I put about 1.5 gal of water in a pot big enough to hang the horn in and added all of the onion skins. I them heated to a boil and immediatly shut off the burner and then suspended the horn, fully submerged. I let it soak like that for 40 minutes. Then I took it out and let it cool in the house and then air dried it outside as I got the rest of the stuff ready for final assembly.
This is all just to give it a little color. You can hopefully see the difference in the photos from the beginning of the post to the last.
Most people from what I gather, use store bought RIT Dye and do the same process.

Thanks Ridj!
   Now who was it that said "it's hard to teach an old dog new tricks"?

Uncle Russ...

[Captchee]

LOOK AT YOU GO  DAN !!!!!! .
  a banded horn is something i always thought i would try some day . just never got around to it .
 you have done well sir . came along way since the first days here  in my shop
 Really put a big smile on my face and warms the hart .
 Come back some day for a hunt will ya

[Roaddog]

Ridjrunr your work sure do shine. It all came togather very well. How did it perform at the shoot this last weekend?Very well I would bet.

[rickevans]

Very nice work indeed.

[ridjrunr]

Thank you for the nice feedback.

Charley, I think I built this one in my head a few hundred times before cutting horn,lol
Is there a cow season last week of Dec and first week of Jan? I forget.

Road Dog, the forward section of the spout is from one of the pcs you sent me, thanks again!

Ridjrunr

[Captchee]

Is there a cow season last week of Dec and first week of Jan? I forget.

 ya there is  but its Draw  i believe  or down around boise  where you have to fight off  the flat landers .
sometimes the weiser area has one that open . but not every year

[ridjrunr]

I will check f&g website. My employer usually has a shutdown from Christmas to new year. We,ll be in touch about that.