Powder Horns
Powder Horns
First Horn
I always wanted to make a traditional powder horn, so at Dixons muzzleloader fair, last year I bought a horn and started researching and asking about how to make one. I modeled the map after a circa 1800 map of our county and dedicated the horn to my son, who is my hunting and fishing partner. The plug is hand cut and fitted from mahogany and the staple is hand made from an old iron nail. 
Second Horn
My second horn was a gift for my dad. He was the one who taught me how to hunt and fish. I dedicated it to his service to his country, he started enlisted in the us army and did two tours in Vietnam. After that he switched services and joined up with the Coast Guard. He went up through the enlisted ranks to CPO and then got his commission. For a little over a year he was the oldest ensign in the Coast Guard. He retired after serving in USCG Headquarters in Washington D.C. for a total of 30 years service. During his time he was shot down twice (crashed landed in a cemetery!), had a jeep blow-up under him, caught drug runners and had a burning boat blow-up under him as he was getting people off of it. He always said when it's not your time, it's not your time to go!
This horn I hand-scraped the 8 flats, dyed the tip dark brown and rubbed it back some, scrimmed and then put a light tan coloring on the rest of the horn. The plug is hand cut and fitted from maple and the staple is hand made from an old iron nail. The entire horn is finished off with hand-rubbed bees wax. 
