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fyrfyter43

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I've been home for the past few months recovering from surgery, so I decided an engraved horn would be a nice project to keep from going stir crazy. I've made other, very basic horns before, but I've never done one with any engraving or other decoration.

I learned quite a bit making this horn. My first scrimshaw attempts were pretty sloppy. I realized I was trying to cut WAY too deep, making the tool skip around. And the Exacto knife I was using really wanted to dig in. I ordered a scribe from Coulter Precision and lightened up on the pressure, with great results. I also learned just how important it is to clean up even the shallowest of scratches before doing any engraving. If you look closely, you can see a few scratches that I missed. There are also some tool marks on the neck that I missed. Not perfect, but overall I'm pretty happy with how it turned out.

The butt plug is a scrap piece of maple I had laying around from another project. The horn was dyed with Rit dye, and to color the engraving I used a mixture of gunpowder and water.

A couple shots before dying to show off the scratchin':

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And the finished horn:

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The strap is from The Weaving Welshman. It's one of his Woolton straps with beeswax. Lynn called me shortly after I ordered the strap and offered to add the beeswax. He said he has only used beeswax on a Woolton strap once before, but he really liked the way it turned out. I have to say, I really like it too!

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Great looking horn, love the yellowish color you got the body to, really sets it off.
 
Very nice! I like it!

Bloomsbury?
I am from Hawthorne originally. Been in upstate NY for 40 years.

TinStar
Soli Deo Gloria!
 
Nice Job on the horn...Hope You are on the mend. From Massachusetts(Berkshire Hills)...Living on the Left Coast Now...
 
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