Militiamans horn....aka my first horn

[conquerordie]

Well here is my first horn, with all the warts for the world to see.  I made this to go along with my New England fowler I will be starting soon.  I studied horns from New England from the 1760-1775 time period.  I added items that seem to be common on these horns i.e. identity, animals, sayings, religious portrayals.  The neck was done with a small mill file and a small round file.  I scraped the body and did the scrimshaw with a small knife. I did a wash in ferric nitrate crystals, then heated.  It aged it slightly, which is all I was looking for. I was trying to stay in the midframe of a militiaman who might have made this himself in camp or at home after the work was done for the day.  Comments and critiques are welcomed.
Greg

[P.W.Berkuta]

So many taltented people here it's amazing That horn looks great even if it was your 10th one - very well done . Your nickname is the only thing out of time period about that horn but - hey - it's your horn!!!

[Tim Crosby]

 Nice work. The staple looks a little large but that maybe me. What is it made of? Your carving looks great.

   Tim C.

[Nordnecker]

I think you did a very nice job.

[Wolfshead]

Greg,
That is a great horn!
You said that yours was not as good as mine was when you posted about my horn....
I beg to differ Sir!
That is a great job on that horn in my opinion.
I like that you were going for the militiaman who would had made it himself. I was thinking the same thing as I did mine "sitting around the camp at the fire at night passing time carving on the horn".

Good work!

Doug

[conquerordie]

Man, I'm overwhelmed with the compliments! You are all too kind.  I agree the staple is a little big, didn't look big when it was in my hand!  Just a scrap piece of metal, don't know what it originally was. Conquer or Die was a from a diary of a soldier that fought during the first Battle of Saratoga. Its always stuck with me, so I thought it was fitting to go on my first horn. Yes. Its my username on ALR as well. I had a hard time with any curvy line. A couple skipped across the surface, which I them had to scrape and redo. One landed me a nice slice across my thumb (now I see why in Sibleys book they wear a leather glove).
I enjoyed the project, and would like to improve my scrimshaw on the next. Gotta build my fowler first. That should only take me three years!
Greg

[Smoketown]

Be it a phrase, a motto, or a nickname, I happen to like the folk spelling of "conquer or die".
(As my stylus doesn't have 'spellcheck', it looks as though could have spelt it me self!)   

Cheers,
Smoketown

[Cory Joe Stewart]

This horn shows a good eye for historic style engraving. Good work.

[boman]

Cory Joe nailed it


This horn shows a good eye for historic style engraving. Good work.

[trentOH]

I like how you can see how the ball is about to hit the buck's neck.... or will the shot be wide??

[conquerordie]

Well I don't want to give away the ending, but my next horn will have that colonial hunter sporting a brand new antler handled knife in his belt
Thank you again for the positive comments.
Greg

[Paul E. Wog]

Very nice folksy horn, with obvious personal themes...I especially like Krampus
                                  Shreckengost aka Frightening Guest

[Rick Sheets]

I really like it. Your engraving is appropriate and not overdone.  I do find the size of the strap staple distracting, but that is a preference.
Build more!

Rick

[David R. Pennington]

I like it, looks great.

[Algae]

Very well done!!

Al J.

[conquerordie]

Thanks again for the positive feedback. I will try my hand at another horn in the future. Right now I'm focusing on a lock and furniture for the fowler this horn will go with.  I'm proud that what I envisioned in my head for this horn is actually what everyone sees. That rarely happens for me
Greg