Primer for Texas

[ridjrunr]

Am currently building this priming horn for my old shooting buddy in Texas. He sent me the mesquite for the plug. This priming horn is to match his full size main buffalo horn which also has a mesquite plug. Very nice looking wood.the horn has a tapered paneled tip.

[ridjrunr]

Finished by pinning the plug with mesquite thorns, sealed with beeswax.

[Spotted Bull]

Sweeeeeeeeeet!!

[rollingb]

[size=150]Very nice![/size]  

[Bigsmoke]

OK Ridjrunr, now you done it.  You gotta provide every flint shooter in Texas a primer like that.  I reckon you best get busy, because there's a bunch of 'em down there.

[Spotted Bull]

OK Ridjrunr, now you done it.  You gotta provide every flint shooter in Texas a primer like that.  I reckon you best get busy, because there's a bunch of 'em down there.

I want mine first!!

 

[ridjrunr]

Hmmm,bigsmoke, big idea;)

[Hanshi]

That is really a very nice primer.  

[ridjrunr]

Thank you hanshi,it was a special project for very dear friend

[Uncle Russ]

I've heard of pinning horns with thorns before but I don't think I've ever seen it done.
I know Griz did one, way back when, but I never got around to asking him about it.
Would you elaborate just a bit on how this done?  

BTW: very nice work!

Thanks!

Uncle Russ...

[ridjrunr]

Nothing real fancy Uncle Russ. I do prefer mesquite or osage thorns as they show two tone rings like endgrain of a tree trunk. You can use toothpicks and stain also.Prep is same as if you used a brad or nail, find appropriate drill and pre drill the holes, then melt you some beeswax and smear it on the plugs mortise that fits inside the horn. I use a heat gun for this so it good and soft while assembling.
If you can zoom in on that primer I posted you can see the end of that thorn and what it looks like. IMO, its the little details that can make a horn unique.

Thanks the positive feedback