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Post by spence on May 20, 2020 13:10:59 GMT -7
I frequently tackle a project just to get a little taste of the craftsmanship involved, be at least slightly informed of things mentioned in the colonial period. So, I learned enough about weaving to make one eight-foot sash from scrap yarn, enough knitting to make myself a pair of muffatees and a pair of mittens, etc. I did the same with making powder horns, made just one so I would not be completely in the dark about that skill. I made one beginner's mistake, chose a blank with the wrong twist so it doesn't curve around my waist when carried on the right side. One thing I had seen described did work out, though, scraping the horn so thin you can see how much powder is in it.   Spence |
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Post by Sicilianhunter on May 20, 2020 14:06:24 GMT -7
I frequently tackle a project just to get a little taste of the craftsmanship involved, be at least slightly informed of things mentioned in the colonial period. So, I learned enough about weaving to make one eight-foot sash from scrap yarn, enough knitting to make myself a pair of muffatees and a pair of mittens, etc. I did the same with making powder horns, made just one so I would not be completely in the dark about that skill. I made one beginner's mistake, chose a blank with the wrong twist so it doesn't curve around my waist when carried on the right side. One thing I had seen described did work out, though, scraping the horn so thin you can see how much powder is in it. Spence Spence, I admire your immersion technique to better understand the Old Boys!! You did an excellent job of thinning the horn so that it made the contents visible. An attribute I hadn’t considered in a horn. |
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Post by hawkeyes on May 20, 2020 14:09:12 GMT -7
A piece to be proud of indeed. Love translucent horns, a little detail often left out by many.
By nature some horns are more transparent than others. An eye for selecting one is an acquired skill. I learned the hard way thinning to much to get transparency on a less than transparent horn yields a brittle and less durable vessel which is prone to failure. Happened on a less than fortunate hunting day with a 3/4 full horn of powder on the ground. Live and learn and the learning is the best part, good and bad!
Very much like your piece, very clean and simplistic in beauty.
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Post by Keith on May 20, 2020 17:17:22 GMT -7
A hansom looking horn Spence, well done.
Keith.
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Post by artificer on May 21, 2020 11:38:50 GMT -7
Spence,
I salute you learning the basic skills many backwoodsmen would have learned and done in the day. I think this makes it so much more interesting because one learns more of the period by doing things, oneself.
Gus
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