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setting up my son with his first possibles
Josh B:
Started up with the powder horn. I had a cow horn laying around that was too big for a primer horn and too small for a full size powder horn, but I figure it's about right for a little guy. First I determined how far in the horn the cavity went before solid horn. Gave myself a couple inches past that towards the tip and sawed off the point. I then drilled a 3/8" hole into the start of the cavity using best guess and mk1 eyeball to get the hole centered where I wanted. I then rasped the walls of the horn down to get my taper towards the tip. I left a little extra meat towards the tip so I could do a little faceting with out cutting through the horn. I then went to the open end and cut it down to the point where i had a good 1/8" thickness of horn all the way around the base so it would be plenty strong to support the cap. I chamfered the edge and shaped a piece of ERC to fit snuggly in to the horn with no gaps about 3/8" deep. Epoxied the cap in and let it cure. The next day I rough shaped the cap with the scroll saw and had to go to work. Josh
Josh B:
Today I'm unloading in st. Louis and its taking a good while to get pumped off. Since I'm at a customer and in the city, I decided that working on a rifle probably wouldn't be prudent. So back to the horn. Using rasp, file and sand paper I finished shaping the cap and got it to the point of sanding and finish. Josh
Josh B:
Next I went to the spout end and starting shaping that. I went with octagonal facets at both ends. I start by starting the ring where the lanyard will go around the horn to get my starting points for the facets. I then rasp off four flats trying to keep it as square as possible. After the four facets are established I rasp off the corners so I have my octagonal facets. It didn't come out perfect, but I can correct it with sand paper when I get to that point. I'm trying to decide if I want to do any scrimshaw work on it. I was thinking maybe a squirrel or something. A note on the faceted spout, it usually looks more striking if the facets are done in such a way that they are left proud to the body of the horn. This horn wasn't suited for that so I went simple. Here's where I left off today. Josh
osage outlaw:
That is looking really good Josh
Pat B:
Looking good Josh. Looking forward to following along. 8)
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