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General discussion => Contemporary Accoutrements => Topic started by: Tim Crosby on February 16, 2021, 05:29:07 PM

Title: A Few Small Flat Banded Horns
Post by: Tim Crosby on February 16, 2021, 05:29:07 PM: The largest is 6 3/4 X 5/8ths ", add the stopper and plug and it goes to 8 1/2. It has a leather patch and the butt is tapped 1-8 for the plug, which is Walnut. It is held in by 6 iron pins, the others have 4 holding the butt, all make of Pine. The tip is Whitetail antler as are the other three, all held in place by 3 iron pins. The bands were heated and pressed on, they are held in place by a couple pins each. Color is a light Brown dye with shoe polish.
The smallest is 5" without the stopper and 6 with, they are all about 5/8th" thick.

Tim C.

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Title: Re: A Few Small Flat Banded Horns
Post by: Mark Elliott on February 16, 2021, 07:05:51 PM: Those represent a lot of work. One of these days I am going to have to make a press and try a flattened horn.
Title: Re: A Few Small Flat Banded Horns
Post by: Ken G on February 16, 2021, 07:09:23 PM: Great looking work. I really like flat horns myself. Like Mark, making a couple is on my "to do" list someday.

Ken
Title: Re: A Few Small Flat Banded Horns
Post by: Marcruger on February 16, 2021, 08:24:18 PM: Sweet! I like them all. The one with the screw out base plug looks really useful.
Title: Re: A Few Small Flat Banded Horns
Post by: Greg Pennell on February 16, 2021, 08:35:02 PM: Those are some of the neatest little horns I ever saw! Great work Tim!

Greg
Title: Re: A Few Small Flat Banded Horns
Post by: Jim Spray on February 16, 2021, 09:41:38 PM: Very nice work Tim. I really like the leather wrapped one!
Title: Re: A Few Small Flat Banded Horns
Post by: old george on February 16, 2021, 10:18:53 PM: Typical outstanding flatties Tim..like some of the others mentioned the leather patch is my fav.

george
Title: Re: A Few Small Flat Banded Horns
Post by: G. Elsenbeck on February 16, 2021, 11:38:46 PM: great job Tim, love the colors.
Title: Re: A Few Small Flat Banded Horns
Post by: BOB HILL on February 17, 2021, 01:17:21 AM: love them ,Tim.
Title: Re: A Few Small Flat Banded Horns
Post by: Frank Barker on February 17, 2021, 02:15:09 PM: WOW Tim... I see another labor of love here. Those are down right nice. YEP, the one with the filling screw in the butt end and the leather patch is my favorite also.
Kimd Regards
FB
Title: Re: A Few Small Flat Banded Horns
Post by: Tim Crosby on February 17, 2021, 04:21:40 PM: Thanks guys...looks like I should have file through all of them. Actually the patch is covering a hole/crack, that happened when I pressed it.

Tim
Title: Re: A Few Small Flat Banded Horns
Post by: T.C.Albert on February 17, 2021, 09:27:33 PM: Dang Tim. Those are so cool.
Totally out of the park.
TC
Title: Re: A Few Small Flat Banded Horns
Post by: Mick C on March 09, 2021, 09:07:07 PM: Those are wonderful!
Title: Re: A Few Small Flat Banded Horns
Post by: Eseabee1 on March 11, 2021, 10:28:09 AM: Pretty neat Tim
Title: Re: A Few Small Flat Banded Horns
Post by: Pete G. on March 11, 2021, 08:05:01 PM: Where the bands put on before or after the flattening?
Title: Re: A Few Small Flat Banded Horns
Post by: Tim Crosby on March 12, 2021, 12:13:49 AM: Quote from: Pete G. on March 11, 2021, 08:05:01 PM
Where the bands put on before or after the flattening?

They, the bands are fitted while the horn is round, once flatted and final shaped they are heated and pressed on. They take the shape of the flatted horn well when hot.

Tim
Title: Re: A Few Small Flat Banded Horns
Post by: jrb on March 12, 2021, 01:45:36 AM: Outstanding!!!