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Topic: Cracked Powder Horn (Read 434 times)
piotr-cz
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Cracked Powder Horn
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August 11, 2013, 09:55:39 AM »
Horn had two cracks, which tied with copper wire, making a whole to become an interesting look
cow horn, wood, copper nails, copper wire
length of the curve 24 cm
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Re: Cracked Powder Horn
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August 11, 2013, 10:10:50 AM »
Good repair,..... well done.
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Re: Cracked Powder Horn
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August 11, 2013, 06:17:54 PM »
Is that hide badger? Very nice "repair" on the horn.
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Re: Cracked Powder Horn
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August 11, 2013, 06:37:36 PM »
I'm new at this so forgive the question if it id dumb. Looking at the repair, wouldn't where the staples enter, wouldn't that allow air to get to the powder?
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Re: Cracked Powder Horn
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August 11, 2013, 09:11:26 PM »
It would seem that the crack and staples would let in moisture over time - especially in a humid climate.
I think I would have been more inclined to patch with a clear epoxy and try to sand and stain so it would
show as little as possible. If you only hold powder for a day trip then put back in the can it probably will not matter.
It is hard to have a good old piece of equipment start to give out on you and you always want to do what you can to
preserve it.
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piotr-cz
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Re: Cracked Powder Horn
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August 12, 2013, 12:20:05 AM »
Fracture filled with wax, I hope that it will stop moisture
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toot
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Re: Cracked Powder Horn
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March 08, 2021, 09:35:08 AM »
how did you get them to stay put? seams like the one that is in the horn would work out after time? the other one is driven into would, so no movement on that one. just curious?
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toot
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Re: Cracked Powder Horn
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March 08, 2021, 09:37:20 AM »
BTW, THAT POWDER HORN RELY HAS THAT BEEN THERE DONE THATLOOK. it is a real beauty, I can see why you saved it.
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Re: Cracked Powder Horn
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March 08, 2021, 09:44:01 AM »
i like it
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Re: Cracked Powder Horn
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March 08, 2021, 10:20:07 AM »
I use beeswax and rawhide to repair "cracks and gaps" in old powder horns with similar problems, it's one (of several) traditional repairs that prevents moisture from getting into the horn as it renders the horn completely "air-tight".
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Re: Cracked Powder Horn
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March 08, 2021, 05:09:06 PM »
Yep, beezwax and rawhide👍🏻
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