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Re: New powder horn [Re: k snow] #6645833
10/22/19 10:35 AM
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Sweet!


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Re: New powder horn [Re: k snow] #6645937
10/22/19 12:06 PM
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Originally Posted by k snow
There was a lot of rasping in the beginning. Then I used a cabinet scraper to get rid of the rasp marks, then steel wool.

A lot less work than getting a good finish on a flintlock stock.

I probably spent the most time getting the inside of the big end nice and smooth and thinned out to fit the plug in well.


Never worked a buffalo horn myself... Just heard a lot of guys say it's hard to get rid of the haze from tooling.

Mike


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Re: New powder horn [Re: k snow] #6645940
10/22/19 12:10 PM
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The steel wool really gave it a satin luster. Its not a gloss polish like on some factory made horns.

Re: New powder horn [Re: k snow] #6645944
10/22/19 12:13 PM
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I made a powder horn a year or two ago and it turned out ok... I was getting geared up to make more and my lathe died on me. So things went by the wayside... But my wife surprised me with a new lathe a few weeks ago so when I get some time I'll try it again.

You did a really nice job on that horn.

Mike


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Re: New powder horn [Re: k snow] #6645949
10/22/19 12:17 PM
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Thanks, Mike. I didn't use a lathe on this one at all. The base is slightly out of round. I shaped the plug entirely by hand using rasps and files.

I have an old lathe I need to refurbish and then I may try my hand at a turned plug.

Re: New powder horn [Re: k snow] #6646130
10/22/19 04:41 PM
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I'm glad to see you did'nt polish that horn, I like the matt finish the highly polished buff hornes look like they are made out of plastic.

Re: New powder horn [Re: k snow] #6646186
10/22/19 06:18 PM
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Originally Posted by k snow
Finished up a new powder horn for myself. I picked up a raw buffalo horn over the winter. A few nights of cutting, rasping, filing and scraping, and I think it turned out pretty decent. The plugs are made from butternut. I made the staple from an old trap chain ring.
Measures 15 3/4 inches along the outside of the curve, 3 3/4 inches across the base.
Should hold well over a pound of powder. Now to decide if I make a leather strap or a finger woven one.

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Thats beautiful. Do have to do maintenance once you start using it?

So cool.

Re: New powder horn [Re: k snow] #6646218
10/22/19 06:54 PM
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Pretty cool. Nice work!


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Re: New powder horn [Re: Pike River] #6646261
10/22/19 07:46 PM
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No maintenance, really. Maybe a little oil on the wood very now and again. The horn I've been using is almost 15 years old, never really done much to it.

Re: New powder horn [Re: k snow] #6646271
10/22/19 07:56 PM
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Looks Good

Re: New powder horn [Re: k snow] #6646280
10/22/19 08:08 PM
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True craftsmanship right there!

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Re: New powder horn [Re: k snow] #6646361
10/22/19 09:19 PM
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As for "maintenance" there really isn't much to do. The main thing you have to watch for is bugs... Carpet beetles (or their larva, can't remember which, maybe both) are notorious for eating holes in horns.

There's probably something you could treat the horn with to protect it from the bugs... But frequent use and handling is about the best thing for keeping bugs away.

Mike


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Re: New powder horn [Re: Mike in A-town] #6646616
10/23/19 07:12 AM
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Originally Posted by Mike in A-town
As for "maintenance" there really isn't much to do. The main thing you have to watch for is bugs... Carpet beetles (or their larva, can't remember which, maybe both) are notorious for eating holes in horns.

There's probably something you could treat the horn with to protect it from the bugs... But frequent use and handling is about the best thing for keeping bugs away.

Mike



Those bugs are the scourge of the earth. They will destroy anything they can get hold of. With as many hides, horns, antlers, furs and feathers as I have (plus my wife's wool fiber addiction) it is a constant state of war in our house to keep the little buggers in control.

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