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sailordad:
well all those horns posted are incredible
i did like the first better before the aging process
but it does make it look 200+yrs old
i have been looking at these on some collector sites recently
some of the originals had beautiful artwork,as that they were intended
others you can tell were scribed by less talented individuals
but are still nice
i think the artwork was kind of a status symbol back then
the richer you were the fancier one you could afford
the working class would carve thier own
i prefer the ones that dont look so much like art work,but were truly a utilitarian piece of art

robby:
Horn work can work well with early archery as well.
One for blowing a call to your mates and one to toast them when they arrive!










robby

stickbender:

     Whooo Hooooo, that does not offend at all !!  Beautiful piece of work!  Those other horns are absolutely beautiful !  Theleatherk, that is a nice horn.  Too bad your instructor got a hold of it.  Could you not scrape, or sand it down and redo it?  I have a few horns, that I have scraped down, and somewhat readied for the plug, and measuring stopper, but as goes with being a Gemini, I always have several projects in various stages, and before, I get back to finish one project, I start on another, that is not finished..... ::)  I guess you could say those projects are my uh...... Preforms...... ;D ;D
     I always love to see powder horns.  Like JW said, scrimshaw was quite an art form back then.  Even some of the home made ones were actually pretty darn nice.  Scrimshaw actually goes wayyyyyy back in time.  It wasn't the advanced art form, but art work, and religious symbols were carved in all kinds of materials, and tools.  The sailors really brought it up into the forefront, with whale teeth, and animal bones, and such.  I have seen pictures of little jewelry boxes, that were exquisitely carved, and scrimshawed out of bone, and ivory.  But horns are still my favorite.

                                                                     Wayne

theleatherk:
Wow, awesome horns, guys! (And no offense taken here, either.  :D )
Stickbender- I will certainly try to scrape/sand it and redo, but I'm not sure how far I'm willing to push it as it is my first piece and I don't want to redo the eagle, mostly... I know all about the preforms, by the way.  ;D

I love how this strand transformed and I'm helping a friend with her horn. Hopefully we'll get pictures up here when it's complete (though, I guess, it may be sans scrimshaw - she said she's not sure which route to go at this point; but we are building it start to finish, and that's pretty good for two girls with some tools and a lotta gumption).

Pappy:
Man there is some beautiful work on here ,and some very talented folks.This stuff is great,all of it. :) :) :)
   Pappy

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