powder horn leak

[michael word]

I have just built my first powder horn and there is a small air leak between the base plug and the horn. I epoxied the base plug on and the epoxy dries before I was able to fully seat the plug, so now there is a small leak and and about a 1/16 inch gap all the way around. I have been using tru-oil to slowly fill up the gap but is going very slowly and was wondering if there is a faster and easier way to seal it up.

 

[Stumpkiller]

Depends how "authentic" a fix you want. A gap filling CA type glue will work, as will beeswax or pine pitch, or good old carpenter's glue. Now that you've started with the Tru-Oil you should continue. Not many cements will stick to oil. You can speed it up by adding sawdust (sanding dust, not coarse chunks) to fill quicker.

 

[BLAHMAN]

If you can, get yer hands dirty and then grab some beeswax. That gooey beeswax from toilet seals works great.

Rub that dirt from your hands into the wax and then smear it all over the horn's base.....that should do it.



Remember: put the toilet back so the missus doesn't get upset!

 

[musketman]

I would cut a thin leather shim and glue both sides then force it into the gap, trim flush once dried...

 

[Wart]

Wrap sinew around the gap - just before you wrap the last wrap, put some glue on the remaining sinew :results: