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New horn project, for the last time
mullet:
That's a real beauty, John.
Pat B:
Which time, ksnow. ;D ;)
KHalverson:
that looks sweet.
great job.
JW_Halverson:
--- Quote from: Trapper Rob on April 09, 2020, 01:33:08 pm ---That turned out really nice JW. Do you weave the straps yourself.
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Kelsey Lowden of KL Custom Weaving did the strap from wool yarn and a card weaving loom. She does all my work and she is ridiculously fair priced for her work. She is also a driving force behind Smoke and Fire Company (Rondy-voo folks know who this is). She is easy to find on Facebook.
--- Quote from: ksnow on April 09, 2020, 01:34:22 pm ---Beautiful horn, JW. Would you mind sharing details of the dye procedure?
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The dying part was pretty easy. I added enough water in a mason jar to cover the spout section I wanted dyed. I heated the water to about 180 degrees, added a teaspoon of potassium permanganate, and swirled it with the horn. Thirty seconds will get you an onion skin yellow color, 30 minutes gets you this kind of rich chocolate brown. You overdye parts you do not want dyed, but judicious application of sandpaper or a scraper will get rid of the unnecessarily colored portion. I rubbed the whole horn and wood base plug with boiled linseed oil, then rubbed vigorously with a cotton cloth.
Hawkdancer:
That is a magnificent horn! Definitely stand out at "shinin' times"! You done good! A good plug for your friend Kelsey, too. Ought to get her some business!
Hawkdancer
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