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Offline Clark Badgett

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Horn plug question.
« on: June 17, 2011, 11:36:01 PM »
I am at the part in my horn making that I am putting a finish on the plug and stopper. My question is, would a layer of paint or a stain be the truest to form?

This is my first horn and it will be a little bit on the plain side until I get more comfortable with scratching artwork on a few scrap peices, and it is for my son.
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Offline Clark Badgett

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Re: Horn plug question.
« Reply #1 on: June 18, 2011, 05:50:34 AM »
I used a pieces of scrap poplar. Nothing spectacular, just serviceable.
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Re: Horn plug question.
« Reply #2 on: June 18, 2011, 06:23:38 PM »
It's basically the decision of the maker.  It seems that many contemporary Horners of the 21st century seem to turn or carve very fancy stoppers compared to the originals.   Soft wood stoppers left natural and then rubbed with a little bee's wax is about all you need!  Note!  BE SURE TO MAKE A SLIGHTLY TAPERED STOPPER PLUG FOR A SNUG FIT!

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Re: Horn plug question.
« Reply #3 on: June 21, 2011, 03:21:17 PM »
I agree with the above suggestions.  My plugs are carved since I don't have a lathe.  So my horns are flat plugs or slightly domed.  In looking at some originals the wood does seem to be colored by natural aging, sometimes.  So you can go that route.  I do stain my plugs and I use the stain that Jim Chambers sells for flintlock kits.  YOu can find it other places though.  Then I put on a coat of bees wax. 

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