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Offline nclonghunter

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Re: POWDER HORNS
« Reply #30 on: February 13, 2016, 09:18:40 pm »
Sorry for the fuzzy pictures- I have made several horns but this is the one I have used for many years. The rifle is a Mark Silver Rifle in 58 cal. I built from a Chambers kit. The woven hemp bag is for holding round balls. The finger is made from deer antler and holds my priming powder. I shoot 2F powder and grind it to a powder and use it for priming. I have used the wooden plug to crush and grind the 2F powder while in the pan. Super fast ignition. No need to buy a priming powder. The light colored ash handle pipehawk was forged by a friend is a very close reproduction of Squire Boones in the Indiana Museum. The other is a store bought repro with a hickory handle. The knife is also forged by a friend and has elk antler handles from a rack I found in Colorado. The bag is a brain tan deer I tanned and is bear oil rubbed. Love my gear and making what I use.
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« Reply #31 on: February 13, 2016, 09:24:44 pm »
New I forgot something....
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Re: POWDER HORNS
« Reply #32 on: February 14, 2016, 06:04:04 am »
cool!  8)
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Re: POWDER HORNS
« Reply #33 on: February 14, 2016, 08:02:43 pm »
A lot of Primitive ranges will not let you have a horn on the firing line. They had a good article in the Muzzleloader magazine about horns and cans exploding at shooting tables.
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Offline Buckeye Guy

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« Reply #34 on: February 14, 2016, 08:45:59 pm »
Sorry Eddie
looks like the kids may have laid claim to them all but ol faithful
or at least I hope so cause I can't find them anyway
this is the outfit that has taken a powerfull lot of game over the years
Raised 4 kids in some hard times with  her and she is still the go to when I get hungry
not much for looking but gets er done on a consistent  basis
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Re: POWDER HORNS
« Reply #35 on: February 15, 2016, 04:53:09 am »
Man that is some nice stuff, this is what I have been working on, nothing like yall's, but getting there.  ;) :) Getting some great ideas for this stuff. :) Blow horn/powder horn and Rum flask. :)
 
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Offline nclonghunter

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Re: POWDER HORNS
« Reply #36 on: February 15, 2016, 08:06:22 am »
If you like the yellow colors in the horns, I believe it was Ritz dyes that can be used to soak or boil white horns to stain them. I wonder what colors an osage coloring would make a white horn???

Anyone tried the osage stain??

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« Reply #37 on: February 15, 2016, 09:41:56 am »
I haven't but you have me wanting to try it, now.
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« Reply #38 on: February 17, 2016, 01:06:53 pm »
Very cool thread, Eddie. I have a perfect cow horn laying around. A project like these have been on my mind. When I get time to catch my breath, I may have to jump in.
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« Reply #39 on: February 17, 2016, 01:19:56 pm »
I think my next project might be a fork and spoon from horn.
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Offline Buckeye Guy

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Re: POWDER HORNS
« Reply #40 on: February 17, 2016, 05:07:16 pm »
I have some Buffalo  horns that I have been thinking about cutting upand I like that idea  Eddie.
Just need me some motivation and time all in one package
post some pics along the way and maybe you can spark me to get going
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Re: POWDER HORNS
« Reply #41 on: February 20, 2016, 06:26:12 am »
Neat thread. You guys do some awesome work. I've made two powder horns, one of cow and one buffalo. Mine pale in comparison to the ones you guys have done. This is one of my shooting bags, but the powder horn is just a commercially made one. The bag is patterned after a Cheyenne one in the NMNH collections. CC
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« Reply #42 on: February 20, 2016, 12:17:56 pm »

bag out of elk and horn which I aged.
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« Reply #43 on: February 20, 2016, 12:19:37 pm »

fish horn
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« Reply #44 on: February 20, 2016, 12:21:45 pm »

Rev War slogan horn. A big horn for a musket.
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