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Post by johnhalf on Aug 15, 2019 14:03:20 GMT -7
Need some help with this one. If i am gather accessories for a veteran of the f&i wars living in say 1770. Would his engraved horn still be almost white? I know most i see are darkened as are the ones i make. But how long does a horn take to get dark? Would it be more accurate to leave them lighter? Thanks in advance!
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Post by Keith on Aug 15, 2019 17:03:11 GMT -7
Need some help with this one. If i am gather accessories for a veteran of the f&i wars living in say 1770. Would his engraved horn still be almost white? I know most i see are darkened as are the ones i make. But how long does a horn take to get dark? Would it be more accurate to leave them lighter? Thanks in advance! I will answer this one the best I can John. I will include some images of my horns & some originals. The horn I am using now I have probably been using for about 20 odd years, I honestly can't remember if it was any whiter when I made it, I think it was pretty much the same as it is now. I polished it back then in the original manner, using wood ashes. Bear in mind that this horn is carried under my arm, it could gain some darkness from this, or on the other hand it could be kept quite clean from the rubbing of my frock sleeve.  The first horn I ever made. I was already living in the woods by this time & had few tools to work with, so I did the best I could with what I had at the time.  The second horn I made, I had a hoof rasp & a couple of files by this time.  My third & present horn.      I would say that these original horns may have been cleaned/cut back in varying degrees, but if so not to any great extent. Their colour is about the same as the second horn I made which I did not cut back at all. Keith. |
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Post by johnhalf on Aug 15, 2019 17:30:45 GMT -7
Thanks Keith!
So if i understand correctly there has not been much change in the horns you have been using? I would think that would be the case in such a short time. So the real question becomes how light were they when fabricated using the techniques of the time. More to think about. Much appreciated sir.
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Post by Keith on Aug 15, 2019 18:36:15 GMT -7
Thanks Keith! So if i understand correctly there has not been much change in the horns you have been using? I would think that would be the case in such a short time. So the real question becomes how light were they when fabricated using the techniques of the time. More to think about. Much appreciated sir. Well even if we say you made your horn in 1750, that is still only 20 years of use. What age are you John? Would you have made your horn prior to this date? Or did your horn get damaged so you had to acquire another one in 1754? Was it a new horn or was it plunder? Lots of ways of looking at these things. Keith. |
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