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General discussion => Contemporary Accoutrements => Topic started by: Bob Gerard on April 26, 2024, 07:26:43 PM
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My creative energy was in overdrive yesterday.
I decided to make a flat horn yesterday afternoon and started to work on Horn #60. I selected a hum-drum horn from my box of goodies because I wasn't expecting much, just a fun project. It moved right along with few challenges. I really began to like the shape, which initially was rather dull. I just started rasping and filing away at the horn until I arrived at the final shape. Made the plug and finished scraping and so forth. Then last night I spent a few hours, among other things, to think about how to embellish it with some engraving. Because I really like the spout shape, color and feel, I wanted a simple design, and this morning I got to work. Just some simple lines was all it needed I decided, and here's how it came out.
This was the quickest horn build I have ever done, and I really like it. No planning and no layout, just a spur-of-the-moment project.
It may become part of my "day hunt" rig.
(https://i.ibb.co/wYsm0Hb/Horn-60-w.jpg) (https://ibb.co/JCQJBLb)
(https://i.ibb.co/yp8JspF/Horn-60-aa.jpg) (https://ibb.co/NrLzYr2)
(https://i.ibb.co/cL3hL83/Horn-60-bb.jpg) (https://ibb.co/rs02sp0)
(https://i.ibb.co/FhDNhwW/Horn-60-c.jpg) (https://ibb.co/rQwTQ6t)
(https://i.ibb.co/yNwGs6j/Horn-60-d.jpg) (https://ibb.co/0ng8JCb)
(https://i.ibb.co/sR2WWth/Horn-60-e.jpg) (https://ibb.co/r0mddvg)
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Yes sir, she's a beaut.
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Nice clean work.
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Beautiful, love the twist in the staple.
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That's a pretty lil flattie, it came together nicely, Bob.
george
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Thank you guys!
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That horn is quality!
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Very nice
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That is such a simple but oh so elegant piece of art. I see the engraving playing with the twist and turns of the staple. I might have put a slight dome on the base plug ,but that’s just me. How thin is the horn?
Cheers Richard
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Hi Richard- thanks and the horn at the base is about 1/8” thick, I would guess.