chip carving horn plugs

[dmb25]

I have a horn I am working on and I was thinking about chip carving a pattern on it in the same style done as guns stocks (mainly for practice for before) and was wondering if this is something that was done originally and if so does any one have suggestions on patterns.

[Top Jaw]

Most of the chip carving I have seen on originals were patterns that radiated out from a center strap holder of some type in the middle of the butt plug.  Some resembled relief carved flower petals, or a pinwheel, some were a series of v cut S curves, or straight line rays.  But all seemed to be coming from the same point,.... the strap button.  Seems like most were later looking horns, probably percussion era. 

[Majorjoel]

               

[Tim Crosby]

 Now, is that a carved or pressed design?

   Tim C.

[Cory Joe Stewart]

If you want to practice for carving a gun stock, you need to practice on that style and shape.  Carving a base plug would not give you a similar experience. 

There is a base plug in Jim Dresslar's book The Engraved Powder Horn that has a chip carved base plug.

Coryjoe

I have a horn I am working on and I was thinking about chip carving a pattern on it in the same style done as guns stocks (mainly for practice for before) and was wondering if this is something that was done originally and if so does any one have suggestions on patterns.

[Horner75]

I think that Tim has a good point.  That kind of looks like it was pressed.

Rick

[alyce-james]

Good afternoon gentlemen; I do not agree with the idea the horn plug is a press form. Carved yes. Have a great weekending. AJ.   

[G. Elsenbeck]

Good afternoon gentlemen; I do not agree with the idea the horn plug is a press form. Carved yes. Have a great weekending. AJ.   

I agree, the plug looks to be carved as opposed to many of the 'rope' pressed horns done in the 19th century. 
Gary