Finish over scrimshaw

[Tater73]

Good morning,
I just finished my first horn work. Thought I'd start with some scrap prices and make a salt horn. I scrimped an S on it and wondered what you all used to protect the ink. Is there something I need to buff over it? Thanks for your help.

Tater73

[Ironhand]

Beeswax on a cloth dremel polishing head or just on a cloth with lots of rubbing.

IronHand

[Tater73]

Thanks

[Roaddog]

Tater the folks over on the hornersbench.com are using Renaissance wax.It keeps the scrim from fading as much.I got mine at Amazon. Befor that I used Johnsons paist wax.
Ya do some nice work ther my friend.

[Uncle Russ]

Tater the folks over on the hornersbench.com are using Renaissance wax.It keeps the scrim from fading as much.I got mine at Amazon. Befor that I used Johnsons paist wax.
Ya do some nice work ther my friend.

Don, I have a Buffalo Horn that I'm anxious to give that Renaissance Wax a try on, although it's plain, no schrim.

I don't want to hijack this thread but......Years back, when I first got the Buffalo Horn, I was told by the maker to only use a very light coating of Bees Wax.....NOTHING ELSE! He really made an effort to point that out, and I have often wondered about that ever since.....but I've never asked.

On all my other horns I have been using plain ol' Johnson Paste Wax for years, and I honestly think that has been the right thing to do.

Still yet, just about every body that owns a Powder Horn knows more about Powder Horns than I do, so I'm prone to listening to what they have to say, and so far I haven't put Johnsons on the Buff Horn.....but I'm quite sure I need to put "something" on it, as it only stands to reason.

With a little luck, some of the more knowledgeable will chime in here and offer their perspective.

Tater, you did a really fine job on the letter "S" IMHO.
 

Uncle Russ...
 

[Winter Hawk]

Woof, it looks like I should wax my old powder horn.  It's been with me for 30 years now, maybe it's time, ya think?   

~WH~

[Bigsmoke]

I don't know about that, WH.  I have a horn that I made about 15 years ago that is my go to horn, and I haven't done a thing to it since I made it, except fill it with powder and empty it one shot at t time.  Still looks like new.
When I finished it, I gave it a good polishing then a coat of MinWax and it was good to go.  Still is.
John

[Winter Hawk]

Yeha, mine is a the cheapie I picked up just so I could try using one.  Right off the bat the wood stopper broke off and I used a twig for a while.  Then I got a brass spout for it from Dixie, and also a brass screw in plug for the butt.  Epoxied them in place and it's worked well for me since.  The finish is whatever was on there when I bought it.  I made a strap from scrap garment leather I used to make a cover for my rifle, rather than the thong which came with it.

~WH~