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Post by shotdeer on May 27, 2019 7:21:13 GMT -7
I'll leave a link below to a powder horn I have. This is a really, really nice horn, at least for me. It hangs at the side in a nice position, is supposedly approaching PC for French and Indian War through the AWI, and is just about perfect. Granted, it probably isn't 100% historical, but I can't recommend it enough. www.crazycrow.com/powder-horns/traditional-engraved-powder-horn-2-10-14in |
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Post by Keith on May 27, 2019 15:23:37 GMT -7
I'll leave a link below to a powder horn I have. This is a really, really nice horn, at least for me. It hangs at the side in a nice position, is supposedly approaching PC for French and Indian War through the AWI, and is just about perfect. Granted, it probably isn't 100% historical, but I can't recommend it enough. www.crazycrow.com/powder-horns/traditional-engraved-powder-horn-2-10-14inMany years ago I used to do reviews of books & equipment. The thing I found with off the shelf powder horns was, the base plug was either not sealed at all, or it was glued. Both of these faults can be very dangerous. If it is not sealed then you need to seal it to keep it waterproof & stop any leakage of fine powder. If it is glued, then you need to remove the base plug or cut it off & fit a new plug & seal it with beeswax. I mentioned this problem on another forum (!), as some members here will attest to, & it was met with some verbal aggression. Anyway mate, the choice is yours but I strongly suggest you check your horn for these problems. Don't just take my word for this, there are testaments from other professional hornsmiths at one of the links below. Keith. woodsrunnersdiary.blogspot.com/2014/04/a-powder-horn-safety-test-in-belgium.html woodsrunnersdiary.blogspot.com/2014/07/more-info-on-making-powder-horns.html woodsrunnersdiary.blogspot.com/2018/12/making-powder-horn_31.html ooo There is some form of contamination on this post, I copied my reply into a word document & posted again, but as you can see the problem is still there. We had this problem previously! ooo Keith. |
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Post by Black Hand on May 27, 2019 15:35:01 GMT -7
Fixed it!
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Post by shotdeer on May 27, 2019 16:37:10 GMT -7
I'll leave a link below to a powder horn I have. This is a really, really nice horn, at least for me. It hangs at the side in a nice position, is supposedly approaching PC for French and Indian War through the AWI, and is just about perfect. Granted, it probably isn't 100% historical, but I can't recommend it enough. www.crazycrow.com/powder-horns/traditional-engraved-powder-horn-2-10-14inMany years ago I used to do reviews of books & equipment. The thing I found with off the shelf powder horns was, the base plug was either not sealed at all, or it was glued. Both of these faults can be very dangerous. If it is not sealed then you need to seal it to keep it waterproof & stop any leakage of fine powder. If it is glued, then you need to remove the base plug or cut it off & fit a new plug & seal it with beeswax. I mentioned this problem on another forum (!), as some members here will attest to, & it was met with some verbal aggression. Anyway mate, the choice is yours but I strongly suggest you check your horn for these problems. Don't just take my word for this, there are testaments from other professional hornsmiths at one of the links below. Keith. woodsrunnersdiary.blogspot.com/2014/04/a-powder-horn-safety-test-in-belgium.html woodsrunnersdiary.blogspot.com/2014/07/more-info-on-making-powder-horns.html woodsrunnersdiary.blogspot.com/2018/12/making-powder-horn_31.html ooo There is some form of contamination on this post, I copied my reply into a word document & posted again, but as you can see the problem is still there. We had this problem previously! ooo Keith. Thank you for the links Keith! The powder horn I talked about has a threaded base plug, and so far no problems! It might not be 100% historical, I don't know, but I really like it. Thank you for your input, always very, very helpful. SD/Wade (And I see Black Hand fixed the problem) |
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Post by johnhalf on Aug 15, 2019 13:55:38 GMT -7
I'll leave a link below to a powder horn I have. This is a really, really nice horn, at least for me. It hangs at the side in a nice position, is supposedly approaching PC for French and Indian War through the AWI, and is just about perfect. Granted, it probably isn't 100% historical, but I can't recommend it enough. www.crazycrow.com/powder-horns/traditional-engraved-powder-horn-2-10-14inMany years ago I used to do reviews of books & equipment. The thing I found with off the shelf powder horns was, the base plug was either not sealed at all, or it was glued. Both of these faults can be very dangerous. If it is not sealed then you need to seal it to keep it waterproof & stop any leakage of fine powder. If it is glued, then you need to remove the base plug or cut it off & fit a new plug & seal it with beeswax. I mentioned this problem on another forum (!), as some members here will attest to, & it was met with some verbal aggression. Anyway mate, the choice is yours but I strongly suggest you check your horn for these problems. Don't just take my word for this, there are testaments from other professional hornsmiths at one of the links below. Keith. woodsrunnersdiary.blogspot.com/2014/04/a-powder-horn-safety-test-in-belgium.html woodsrunnersdiary.blogspot.com/2014/07/more-info-on-making-powder-horns.html woodsrunnersdiary.blogspot.com/2018/12/making-powder-horn_31.html ooo There is some form of contamination on this post, I copied my reply into a word document & posted again, but as you can see the problem is still there. We had this problem previously! ooo Keith. You wont get any aggression from me but... the vast majority of commercial and artisan horners do not agree with the material sited. More than one side to these issues. |
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Post by Keith on Aug 15, 2019 16:07:04 GMT -7
Many years ago I used to do reviews of books & equipment. The thing I found with off the shelf powder horns was, the base plug was either not sealed at all, or it was glued. Both of these faults can be very dangerous. If it is not sealed then you need to seal it to keep it waterproof & stop any leakage of fine powder. If it is glued, then you need to remove the base plug or cut it off & fit a new plug & seal it with beeswax. I mentioned this problem on another forum (!), as some members here will attest to, & it was met with some verbal aggression. Anyway mate, the choice is yours but I strongly suggest you check your horn for these problems. Don't just take my word for this, there are testaments from other professional hornsmiths at one of the links below. Keith. woodsrunnersdiary.blogspot.com/2014/04/a-powder-horn-safety-test-in-belgium.html woodsrunnersdiary.blogspot.com/2014/07/more-info-on-making-powder-horns.html woodsrunnersdiary.blogspot.com/2018/12/making-powder-horn_31.html ooo There is some form of contamination on this post, I copied my reply into a word document & posted again, but as you can see the problem is still there. We had this problem previously! ooo Keith. You wont get any aggression from me but... the vast majority of commercial and artisan horners do not agree with the material sited. More than one side to these issues. To me John safety is paramount, there is no other side. Keith. |
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