New Bag and Horn

[G. Elsenbeck]

This was a little project I've been working on originally for my brother, but I'm not that sure for the bag as I keep looking at it.  I was calling this set my Northwest Pasage featuring a flap with a piece of Alaskan Seal (my sister-in-law is a native) and the bison horn has carved Osage Orange base plug with an applied Osage Orange tip with a 1 inch hand made strap of linen.  Any critques are welcome.  Enjoy.
Gary

[smokinbuck]

Gary,
Any critique would be sensless, I'd be proud to own the set. Really like your applied tips. sent an email some time back after losing an auction on another site for one of your sets. Any possibility that there is a neutral hanging horn with an applied tip around?
Mark

[Tim Crosby]

 Great looking horn and bag, nice work. That tip is outstanding.

Tim C.

[David Rase]

Gary,  That is one nice looking set.  One of the harder classes to get a first class work ribbon at Dixon's is in the bag/horn class.  We see lots of nice bags and lots of nice horns but when the two are put together a lot of individually nice horns or bags don't get recognized because there is no marriage between the two.  Your set goes together well.
DMR

[G. Elsenbeck]

Smokinbuck, my apologies for not giving you a reply sooner.  For some reason I thought the question(s) was in my email inbox and danged if I didn't spend for the longest time looking for it.  I must missing my mind and the mind is the most I miss.  Anyway, thanks for the compliments and no, i don't currently have a neutral twist horn in my inventory, either cow or bison horns.  It seems I spend so much time securing double curved horns that I never seem to get any.  I do have some more bison horns coming in, but just don't know yet what they'll look like.  Do you have preference and how long?
Gary

[smokinbuck]

Gary,
No need for apologies. I did look at Poor Bull's horn and although it is a nice one, I think I'd like to see what you get in the way of a bison horn. I really like the one you are showing here with the bag for your brother. If you don't mind keeping my contact info and letting me know, I would appreciate it. I am not in any hurry.
Mark

[Cory Joe Stewart]

I love the contrast with the yellow and the black.  very cool.

Coryjoe

[G. Elsenbeck]

Smokinbuck, sent you a PM earlier.
Gary

[Habu]

I've considered osage for the base plug on a bison horn but never got around to it.  When the yellow fades, it should look nice: sort of a light walnut/butternut.  I just worried about the yellow/black contrast.  The next one we saw, I think I'll grab some boards and give it a try. 

Neat bag too.  Looks like a great setup!

[G. Elsenbeck]

Habu, the base plug is real nice and orange while now the tip is mostly the yellow, but does have a streaks of the bright orange.  It does depend on selecting a nice piece for turning the tips.  One that is aged longer than others and you will get the orange streaking.  I have a couple tips now that really show off the orange.  I always liked the color contrast against the black of the horn. 
Gary

[Black Hand]

  When the yellow fades, it should look nice: sort of a light walnut/butternut.  I just worried about the yellow/black contrast.  The next one we saw, I think I'll grab some boards and give it a try. 

The yellow on osage does not fade.  It darkens to orange, then brownish orange and eventually a dark brownish color.  This seems to be due to the effect of sunlight (UV?) on the wood. 

[Habu]

The yellow on osage does not fade.  It darkens to orange, then brownish orange and eventually a dark brownish color.  This seems to be due to the effect of sunlight (UV?) on the wood. 

You're right; I could have said that better.  The yellow doesn't truly "fade" in the manner in which that term is usually used.   I was commenting on the really neat horn Gary had made, and some ideas it gave me, not trying to start a discussion of the precise color change osage orange undergoes as a result of oxidation and UV exposure. 

Gary's horn and bag combine the use of exotic materials (osage, seal skin) with traditional design elements, resulting in a harmonious composition.  I admire his ability to do so in a way that will be just as attractive after the wood is no longer yellow.

[mill creek trading]

I have read the comments and I would only add that this would be a bag I would be proud to own and use.