A new Flat Horn

[Bob Gerard]

Here’s a flat horn I just completed. It’s 10.5” from base plug to spout and 3.5” high.

[grouse]

Very nice!
Bob if you had to guess,how much powder will it hold?

[Bob Gerard]

Thanks- I think it could hold between a quarter to a third of a pound of powder.

[Tim Crosby]

 I like that neck shape and choice of carving design.

    Tim

[45dash100]

Flat horns seem like they'd be a lot handier than round ones.  I really like this one.

What did you use to dye the top portion of the horn?

[Bob Gerard]

Thanks. The neck/spout of the horn is dyed with a water based alkaline dye that I seal with shellac and then wax over with several apps of paste wax.
The design is carved in using my special gravers (which are just sharpened nails in a stick) and the lines are filled in with India ink using a fine tip ink pen. Then I seal it all with paste wax.

[45dash100]

Thanks. The neck/spout of the horn is dyed with a water based alkaline dye that I seal with shellac and then wax over with several apps of paste wax.
The design is carved in using my special gravers (which are just sharpened nails in a stick) and the lines are filled in with India ink using a fine tip ink pen. Then I seal it all with paste wax.

Paste wax huh.  Might be cheaper to start gilding with gold.   

Thanks for the reply.  I want to try making a small flat horn.  Just waiting to find the right horn to start with.

[Nessmuck]

A beauty !

[SciAggie]

Another beautiful horn. Very nice.

[TDM]

Nicely done Bob.

[Brokennock]

Man that's nice. I'm grasping around in my head for a worthy description and failing.

[Tony N]

Beautiful work! I love the color and design.

Tony