Every once in awhile, I like to do a nautical style powder horn and this is my latest.
Rick
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That, my friend, is absolutely beautiful!
Holy cow, how long did that take? I don't think I could be steady enough to engrave something like that. lol Very nice.
I like it, great looking horn, excellent scrimming. H12
Great looking horn!!
RRRrrrrrrr!!! thmbsup
Quote from: tacklebury on November 12, 2012, 02:32:12 AM
Holy cow, how long did that take? I don't think I could be steady enough to engrave something like that. lol Very nice.
Tacklebury, .. I'm slowing down a bit from getting to be an old fart, but I probaly have about 25 hours in the whole horn from start to finish.
Thanks everybody for the nice compliments! hi:
Rick
A Naval officer has recently purchase this powder horn and it is now a resident of Norfolk, Virginia!
Lucky Him! That is one beauty of a horn Rick. thmbsup thmbsup
Quote from: Horner75 on November 16, 2012, 04:57:38 AM
Quote from: tacklebury on November 12, 2012, 02:32:12 AM
Holy cow, how long did that take? I don't think I could be steady enough to engrave something like that. lol Very nice.
Tacklebury, .. I'm slowing down a bit from getting to be an old fart, but I probaly have about 25 hours in the whole horn from start to finish.
Thanks everybody for the nice compliments! hi:
Rick
really a nice job on that horn , ya do good work ! thmbsup as for being an old fart , I prefer the term " elder gaseous expulsion " ! ROFL ROFL ROFL
beautiful job, makes me want to start reenacting a naval impression
Many Early American folks, including famous and not-so-famous Mountainmen had ties with the sea!
good to know, thanks horner75