Thanks for all of the nice comments! I did use a wood core to get the basic shape for the copper. If you make a core then cover it with a few layers of masking tape, you can slit the tape on two opposing sides, you can peel it off and get a rough pattern for the copper. Add about a half inch on all sides when you cut the metal. Lots of tapping with small hammers and lots of trimming as you go. Once you get the two sides pretty well shaped , silver solder them together, one seam at a time. I used a lap joint with about 1/4" overlap and held it together with wire and small clamps. I filed the lap to zero and finished the hammering after it was soldered together. the tip is horn and it fits over a short piece of brass tubing. unfortunately it doesn't unscrew. the plug is a small chunk of black cherry and was turned on a metal lathe (yikes!) The copper was heavily tarnished with black powder flash to hide the thousands of hammer marks and the color difference from the solder. Once again, thanks for looking and for your gracious comments.
Clint
