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Scrimshaw powder horn

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theleatherk:
El Destructo - nope to the quilt - proud owner of it, however, as it was made by my great great grandmother.  :)

Thanks to all for the praise.  ;D

ken75:
vey nice work ,glad someone has patients .. that would look good on a bow handle too !

Parnell:
Looks very nice.  Don't know anything about that.  Is it carved in and inked?

theleatherk:
Parnell,

Yes, that is essentially what scrimshaw is. You use a thin and very sharp needle-like tool to scratch out your design. Once it's complete you run over it with some black paint, wipe it off with a wet cloth, and bam! you have a one of a kind piece!

I've since aged the horn to look even older and am finishing my wampum beaded strap for it now. Will post pics of those later.  ;)

JW_Halverson:
Nice to see scrimshaw work on here as well as the other stuff we post.  I've built each of my three powderhorns and some more for friends, every one is totally different from the next just because of the nature of the materials....much like bows. 

Lotta original powderhorns had poetry on them, too. 

"Powder, patch, and brother ball
Makes free Men
Of us all.
1778"

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