So I finished my latest project of a powder horn, I had only planned to make one horn for the new Flintlock but couldn't leave well enough alone... Saw a flat horn and thought that would be pretty cool so I decided to give it a go, went to youtube saw some different styles of flat horns being made but they were all cow horns and I had Buffalo... Had the horn all prepped and could've just gone ahead and made a standard round horn but really wanted to see if I could make it work so I dug out the old vise and tried boiling water... Nope not hot enough for Buff, squished some but sprang back trying to re-heat for more squish... Folk said to heat it in oil as it gets much hotter than water but the Boss for some reason would not care for me using the turkey fryer to heat up the horn... So while hunting the thrift shops and such for a fry daddy I tried using a heat gun which actually worked fairly well but the horn started to get dry and crackly so I didn't push it any further though it was finally holding its shape somewhat... Finally found a small fryer and got it to the shape I wanted then got to work on the final shaping and such, fitted the butt plate from some Black walnut I had laying around for the last 30 years or so and made the front plug from the same chunk, a bit of walnut stain to seal it up and a few tacks just because I can and Ta-dah... Done... Figure I probably have about 20 hours or so into it with all the trial and error but learning what works and what don't is half the fun... Next up I think I may try something similar with some smaller cow horns and get a priming horn or 2 ready for Rendezvous trading...