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Title: POWDER HORNS
Post by: mullet on February 11, 2016, 08:40:34 pm

I know a few on here play the Rendevous, and just like black powder. Pappy asked on his site for some Horn examples and I thought I'd post some of mine. I'd love to see some of everybody else's.

Title: Re: POWDER HORNS
Post by: mullet on February 11, 2016, 08:41:39 pm

more

Title: Re: POWDER HORNS
Post by: Danzn Bar on February 11, 2016, 09:07:13 pm

Sweet................

Title: Re: POWDER HORNS
Post by: Pat B on February 11, 2016, 10:41:22 pm

Nice set of horns, Eddie. I've seen one or two of them I think but not the keg. Cool!   8)

Title: Re: POWDER HORNS
Post by: stickbender on February 12, 2016, 12:34:48 am

                               Very Nice! 8)

                                    Wayne

                                   

Title: Re: POWDER HORNS
Post by: Del the cat on February 12, 2016, 02:40:42 am

Great work... I love that Florida map one, really cool :).
Del

Title: Re: POWDER HORNS
Post by: Pappy on February 12, 2016, 04:26:52 am

Thanks Eddie, very nice stuff, don't think mine will turn out like that but it did give me some ideas. Is the smaller powder horn what would be for pistol powder, the measuring thing is what I was really wondering about, :-\ it seems in the movies they just take the end off and pour it in ?? Do they all have a way to measure the amount of powder you take out ? What did you seal the inside of the rum keg with ? I think you told me but I have slept since then and forgot.  ;) :)  Sorry Lots of question , that's what you get when you try and make something you know nothing about. ???
 Pappy

Title: Re: POWDER HORNS
Post by: chamookman on February 12, 2016, 04:36:44 am

Nice collection Eddie ! I'm going to do a small flat Horn for My next project. Bob

Title: Re: POWDER HORNS
Post by: mullet on February 12, 2016, 07:17:17 am

Pappy, the smaller horns are priming horns for my flintlocks. The only horn with the pre-measured spout is the black one with the long brass nipple. All the others are pull the plug and pour. The French style with my name is plugged with a violin string tuner. The rum keg is sealed inside with Bee's wax. You can use small deer horn hollowed out or even small pieces of river cane for powder measures.

Title: Re: POWDER HORNS
Post by: mullet on February 12, 2016, 07:19:04 am

Bob, I'd like to try and make a Flat horn myself and an Elk horn also. I just saw a real nice one in this month's Muzzleloader Magazine.

Title: Re: POWDER HORNS
Post by: Pappy on February 12, 2016, 08:23:07 am

Thanks Eddie, what is a flat horn ?
 Pappy

Title: Re: POWDER HORNS
Post by: Eric Krewson on February 12, 2016, 08:40:13 am

Biff Moore gave me all his BP stuff, guns, possible bags and horns, molds, powder and two large tackle boxes full of every kind of M/L accessories when he was diagnosed with terminal cancer.

Here are the horns and some of the bags, I have two more out in the shop.

(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v181/ekrewson/hunting%20stuff/bags%20and%20horns%20001_zpsnbe3bt6e.jpg) (http://smg.photobucket.com/user/ekrewson/media/hunting%20stuff/bags%20and%20horns%20001_zpsnbe3bt6e.jpg.html)

Title: Re: POWDER HORNS
Post by: riverrat on February 12, 2016, 08:46:04 am

nice work

Title: Re: POWDER HORNS
Post by: Ed Brooks on February 12, 2016, 09:50:16 am

Those are very nice. Ed

Title: Re: POWDER HORNS
Post by: mullet on February 12, 2016, 10:06:50 am

Real nice, Eric. Sure would like to see some close ups of the horns.

Title: Re: POWDER HORNS
Post by: bubby on February 12, 2016, 10:29:16 am

(http://i623.photobucket.com/albums/tt320/bubncheryl/Picture003-11.jpg) (http://s623.photobucket.com/user/bubncheryl/media/Picture003-11.jpg.html)
(http://i623.photobucket.com/albums/tt320/bubncheryl/Picture002-17.jpg) (http://s623.photobucket.com/user/bubncheryl/media/Picture002-17.jpg.html)
(http://i623.photobucket.com/albums/tt320/bubncheryl/Picture004-9.jpg) (http://s623.photobucket.com/user/bubncheryl/media/Picture004-9.jpg.html)
(http://i623.photobucket.com/albums/tt320/bubncheryl/Picture001-18.jpg) (http://s623.photobucket.com/user/bubncheryl/media/Picture001-18.jpg.html)
This is a flat horn

Title: Re: POWDER HORNS
Post by: Pat B on February 12, 2016, 10:39:51 am

Bubby, do you heat the horn and flatten it out?

Title: Re: POWDER HORNS
Post by: mullet on February 12, 2016, 02:44:07 pm

I've got a Buffalo horn I'm going to try and flatten when I get a chance. Here's my shot bag I made. This was supposedly a very old bag when I bought it. I had to replace the leather. It was worn paper thin.

Title: Re: POWDER HORNS
Post by: bubby on February 12, 2016, 03:03:04 pm

pat the guy that made that is a freind of my in laws, he heats it in cooking oil at a low heat till it gets plyable and puts it in a padded vice

Title: Re: POWDER HORNS
Post by: JW_Halverson on February 12, 2016, 04:02:10 pm

Wow, I had forgotten about that tulip spout horn, Eddie.  And now the reveal:  I screwed up a critical measurement and the brass tulip was my "fix".

Second reveal: It looks better this way than it would have the way I had planned.

Title: Re: POWDER HORNS
Post by: Buckeye Guy on February 12, 2016, 05:59:49 pm

Some nice stuff here, might even inspire me  to dig out mine have not seen most of it in years

Title: Re: POWDER HORNS
Post by: BowEd on February 12, 2016, 06:28:09 pm

Nice horns and scrimshaw work.I put an osage butt plug on my cow horn for my .54 that looks like a bees' ass with the growth rings.

Title: Re: POWDER HORNS
Post by: mullet on February 12, 2016, 06:34:41 pm

JW, remember, that was your excuse for not getting it to me sooner;-).
Guy and Beadman, let's see them.

Title: Re: POWDER HORNS
Post by: Eric Krewson on February 12, 2016, 07:35:00 pm

Here is a nice set, a flat priming horn and a small powder horn.

(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v181/ekrewson/hunting%20stuff/horn%20set%20001_zpsjriqpsfl.jpg) (http://smg.photobucket.com/user/ekrewson/media/hunting%20stuff/horn%20set%20001_zpsjriqpsfl.jpg.html)

Title: Re: POWDER HORNS
Post by: mullet on February 12, 2016, 09:05:43 pm

Oh, Man, I like those. Nice scrimshaw. This makes me want to make another one.

Title: Re: POWDER HORNS
Post by: chamookman on February 13, 2016, 03:38:24 am

Nice - Thanks Eric ! Bob

Title: Re: POWDER HORNS
Post by: rover brewer on February 13, 2016, 07:12:09 am

great work!!!

Title: Re: POWDER HORNS
Post by: Eric Krewson on February 13, 2016, 08:46:57 am

This one is huge, probably 16" stem to stearn.

(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v181/ekrewson/hunting%20stuff/scrimshaw%20horn%20001_zpsvsrnccvv.jpg) (http://smg.photobucket.com/user/ekrewson/media/hunting%20stuff/scrimshaw%20horn%20001_zpsvsrnccvv.jpg.html)

Title: Re: POWDER HORNS
Post by: bubby on February 13, 2016, 11:01:23 am

Man how many pounds of powder does that one hold Eric

Title: Re: POWDER HORNS
Post by: JW_Halverson on February 13, 2016, 07:52:26 pm

Just a cautionary tale:  A powderhorn is a grenade. 

I was at a shooting event and 5 minutes after this feller had taken his last shot, 50 yards from the shooting range, his powderhorn exploded, sending shrapnel going everywhere.  Somewhere a small spark had landed somewhere on his german silver mechanical measuring spout on the tip of his horn.  Somewhere in the join was a hair thin gap that over the years had likely collected fine dust from the black powder, making like a fuse. 

In camp that night, we all gathered around to try to pick apart what had happened.  Eventually, it turned to stories of powderhorns people had seen blow up.  The one story that we heard from multiple sources and happening in one place after another.....well, that was the tale of the person leaving the plug hanging from a thong, leaving the horn open to a flame source.  Everyone in camp cut the cord that night.  With no cord, the plug remains in your hand or in your mouth and an impediment you cannot ignore.  It just seems to make folks return the plug to where it belongs. 

Title: Re: POWDER HORNS
Post by: nclonghunter 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.

Title: Re: POWDER HORNS
Post by: nclonghunter on February 13, 2016, 09:24:44 pm

New I forgot something....

Title: Re: POWDER HORNS
Post by: Jodocus on February 14, 2016, 06:04:04 am

cool!  8)

Title: Re: POWDER HORNS
Post by: mullet 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.

Title: Re: POWDER HORNS
Post by: Buckeye Guy 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

Title: Re: POWDER HORNS
Post by: Pappy 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. :)
 
 Pappy

Title: Re: POWDER HORNS
Post by: nclonghunter 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??

Title: Re: POWDER HORNS
Post by: mullet on February 15, 2016, 09:41:56 am

I haven't but you have me wanting to try it, now.

Title: Re: POWDER HORNS
Post by: PEARL DRUMS 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.

Title: Re: POWDER HORNS
Post by: mullet on February 17, 2016, 01:19:56 pm

I think my next project might be a fork and spoon from horn.

Title: Re: POWDER HORNS
Post by: Buckeye Guy 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

Title: Re: POWDER HORNS
Post by: tipi stuff 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

Title: Re: POWDER HORNS
Post by: Spotted Dog on February 20, 2016, 12:17:56 pm

(http://i854.photobucket.com/albums/ab104/ofiebakoa/DSC01758_zpse3e4df21.jpg) (http://s854.photobucket.com/user/ofiebakoa/media/DSC01758_zpse3e4df21.jpg.html)
bag out of elk and horn which I aged.

Title: Re: POWDER HORNS
Post by: Spotted Dog on February 20, 2016, 12:19:37 pm

(http://i854.photobucket.com/albums/ab104/ofiebakoa/DSC01762_zps21b56a05.jpg) (http://s854.photobucket.com/user/ofiebakoa/media/DSC01762_zps21b56a05.jpg.html)
fish horn

Title: Re: POWDER HORNS
Post by: Spotted Dog on February 20, 2016, 12:21:45 pm

(http://i854.photobucket.com/albums/ab104/ofiebakoa/DSC01366_zpsee68eb8a.jpg) (http://s854.photobucket.com/user/ofiebakoa/media/DSC01366_zpsee68eb8a.jpg.html)
Rev War slogan horn. A big horn for a musket.

Title: Re: POWDER HORNS
Post by: Spotted Dog on February 20, 2016, 12:23:20 pm

(http://i854.photobucket.com/albums/ab104/ofiebakoa/DSC01361_zpsb6e78947.jpg) (http://s854.photobucket.com/user/ofiebakoa/media/DSC01361_zpsb6e78947.jpg.html)
primers and a measure.

Title: Re: POWDER HORNS
Post by: BrianS on February 20, 2016, 02:29:31 pm

Excellent work

Title: Re: POWDER HORNS
Post by: Buckeye Guy on February 20, 2016, 10:26:55 pm

Good stuff

Title: Re: POWDER HORNS
Post by: mullet on February 21, 2016, 08:40:19 pm

Man! this is some really cool stuff being posted if you like muzzle loading. Keep it coming.

Title: Re: POWDER HORNS
Post by: Spotted Dog on February 21, 2016, 09:35:23 pm

(http://i854.photobucket.com/albums/ab104/ofiebakoa/DSC01760_zps59b80892.jpg) (http://s854.photobucket.com/user/ofiebakoa/media/DSC01760_zps59b80892.jpg.html)
This is my pony gun and native stuff.

Title: Re: POWDER HORNS
Post by: Spotted Dog on February 21, 2016, 09:37:45 pm

(http://i854.photobucket.com/albums/ab104/ofiebakoa/DSC01759_zps135d67be.jpg) (http://s854.photobucket.com/user/ofiebakoa/media/DSC01759_zps135d67be.jpg.html)

some more.  Love my flintlocks.

Title: Re: POWDER HORNS
Post by: nclonghunter on February 21, 2016, 09:42:27 pm

Super nice gear..

Title: Re: POWDER HORNS
Post by: Spotted Dog on February 21, 2016, 09:48:08 pm

I try to make all my gear. Been doing flinters for 30 years.

Title: Re: POWDER HORNS
Post by: chamookman on February 22, 2016, 03:20:22 am

Like the Trade Gun - 20 ga. smoothbore ? Bob

Title: Re: POWDER HORNS
Post by: Spotted Dog on February 22, 2016, 08:20:14 am

Yes it is a 20. 26" barrel.

Title: Re: POWDER HORNS
Post by: Abo on February 24, 2016, 01:04:31 pm

Here are my horns. The 3 lower horns are ones that I have made myself. Not works of art but they do the job. I haven't tried my hand at scrimshaw so I haven't tackled that part although I admire that skill and it surely adds a lot to them. Maybe someday. The buffalo horn on the right was made for me several years ago by a man from Kingsville Texas and the horn on the left I picked it up at rendzvous.

Title: Re: POWDER HORNS
Post by: Spotted Dog on February 24, 2016, 03:31:35 pm

Super horns. There were more simple ones than fancy. That's why the are hard to find. Used up.
I love Buff horns.

Title: Re: POWDER HORNS
Post by: BowEd on February 24, 2016, 09:08:34 pm

Ok here's a few.
(http://i920.photobucket.com/albums/ad41/Beadman1/D9PCZGB1/My%20Pictures/PictureEdspictures224_zps868b5c66.jpg) (http://s920.photobucket.com/user/Beadman1/media/D9PCZGB1/My%20Pictures/PictureEdspictures224_zps868b5c66.jpg.html)
(http://i920.photobucket.com/albums/ad41/Beadman1/D9PCZGB1/My%20Pictures/PictureEdspictures213_zps99499bd8.jpg) (http://s920.photobucket.com/user/Beadman1/media/D9PCZGB1/My%20Pictures/PictureEdspictures213_zps99499bd8.jpg.html)
How about horn cups?
(http://i920.photobucket.com/albums/ad41/Beadman1/D9PCZGB1/My%20Pictures/PictureEdspictures205_zpsb5064f8f.jpg) (http://s920.photobucket.com/user/Beadman1/media/D9PCZGB1/My%20Pictures/PictureEdspictures205_zpsb5064f8f.jpg.html)

Title: Re: POWDER HORNS
Post by: mullet on February 24, 2016, 10:21:00 pm

Good stuff, guys. I've got two Buff' horns left, I'm still going to chance one to make a flat horn.

Title: Re: POWDER HORNS
Post by: Stoker on February 25, 2016, 01:15:04 pm

My buffalo horn used choke cherry for plugs
Thanks Leroy

Title: Re: POWDER HORNS
Post by: mullet on February 27, 2016, 07:09:19 pm

I really like that one, Leroy, simple but unique. Nice Pup, too.

Title: Re: POWDER HORNS
Post by: Pappy on March 07, 2016, 05:35:52 am

Not a powder horn but did manage to get another Rum flask finished, this one is for Beau, he tried to talk me out of my first one. ;) :) Waxed sealed inside and cooking grade oil finish on the out side with a hemp sling and ERC plugs. :)
 Pappy

Title: Re: POWDER HORNS
Post by: Buckeye Guy on March 07, 2016, 05:03:39 pm

Looks good

Title: Re: POWDER HORNS
Post by: Stoker on March 07, 2016, 06:00:55 pm

They turned out real nice Pappy
Thanks Leroy

Title: Re: POWDER HORNS
Post by: mullet on March 08, 2016, 09:42:16 pm

Hey, you're on a roll, Buddy.

Title: Re: POWDER HORNS
Post by: Alpinbogen on March 14, 2016, 08:57:46 pm

F&I themed powderhorn I made a couple of years back.
(http://i1260.photobucket.com/albums/ii573/Gruxxx/Flintlocks/2_zpskcebtyui.jpg) (http://s1260.photobucket.com/user/Gruxxx/media/Flintlocks/2_zpskcebtyui.jpg.html)
(http://i1260.photobucket.com/albums/ii573/Gruxxx/Flintlocks/PowderHorn1_zpsqfv9vbqc.jpg) (http://s1260.photobucket.com/user/Gruxxx/media/Flintlocks/PowderHorn1_zpsqfv9vbqc.jpg.html)
(http://i1260.photobucket.com/albums/ii573/Gruxxx/Flintlocks/PowderHorn2_zpsjbaa49dl.jpg) (http://s1260.photobucket.com/user/Gruxxx/media/Flintlocks/PowderHorn2_zpsjbaa49dl.jpg.html)
(http://i1260.photobucket.com/albums/ii573/Gruxxx/Flintlocks/PowderHorn3_zpsdghrjsge.jpg) (http://s1260.photobucket.com/user/Gruxxx/media/Flintlocks/PowderHorn3_zpsdghrjsge.jpg.html)
(http://i1260.photobucket.com/albums/ii573/Gruxxx/Flintlocks/PowderHorn4_zpskers2vus.jpg) (http://s1260.photobucket.com/user/Gruxxx/media/Flintlocks/PowderHorn4_zpskers2vus.jpg.html)

Title: Re: POWDER HORNS
Post by: chamookman on March 15, 2016, 03:41:37 am

Whoa - I really like those horns ! Well done - Bob.

Title: Re: POWDER HORNS
Post by: Pappy on March 15, 2016, 04:15:10 am

Man I like that one. :) Not a powder horn , but horn just the same. I really love working with this stuff. ;) :)
 Pappy

Title: Re: POWDER HORNS
Post by: nclonghunter on March 15, 2016, 12:07:36 pm

Awesome FI powder horns....Love the drawings

Pappy, I'm betting that fine cup will get some use soon(Classic). Some corn stalks scribed around the bottom may be appropriate for the beverage...LOL