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Jack Horner -- REDEMPTION! -- Completion pics added!
JW_Halverson:
Little Jack Horner
Sat in his corner
Tired of working on wood.
Grabbed a chunk of horn
As sure as you're born
Made something almost as good.
Measure circumference and divide by 8. Measure and mark. Draw lines to determine boundaries where you will remove material.
Have already thinned the horn behind the area that will become the octagon.
Dremel with sanding drum removes material quickly, but you need to have a steady hand to keep from dipping too deep. Do every other panel in the octagon, flattening between the lines.
Roughed in and ready to go after it with a scraper. A sharp knife blade works well, but I found out that the card scrapers that cabinet makers use are a significant improvement. The original "horners" used scrapers for most of their material removal once they were past using the rasps and files.
I think the tip is still too wide and too short, so I am planning on adding on material to extend it out further. To contrast with the black of the horn I would love to do the tip with ivory, but there are no season for elephants in South Dakota. I might have to look for some elk antler tip material to finish that part of the job.
I'm thinking walnut to plug the fat end. I like working with walnut even if the dust really makes me sneeze.
swamp monkey:
fun and even educational. That scraper trick was new to me! THX
Gus:
Looking Very Nice Sir!!!
Have you considered Mammoth Ivory?
I know they had The Big Hairys up that a way...
Or maybe you could get your hands on some Walrus Oosik... >:D
-gus
mullet:
That's nice, can't wait to see it finished. Gotta dial my Flinter in. I'm going to have to start writing down my loads for each gun. I forget each year.
spyder1958:
Looking good there johnboy. So this is the one Eddie was telling me about? Hurry up man, Oh yea, everything in slow Mo in the greatplains of SD, I forgot for a min. >:D
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