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Offline Tim Crosby

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New England Style Horn
« on: October 10, 2022, 05:40:10 PM »
  This one is similar to the one I repaired, shown with it.
 It is 13" around the outside curve and 10 1/2" tip-to-tip. The butt is Pine with a staple for the strap, it is naturally shaped and about 2 1/4" in diameter, held by 4 wooden pegs.
I changed the tip a bit, made it thinner so it would fit better in the pan if used as a primer too and the paneled section is a little longer.

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Offline MeliusCreekTrapper

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Re: New England Style Horn
« Reply #1 on: October 10, 2022, 06:04:22 PM »
Thank you for sharing that horn. I have a few raw horns that have similar coloration, that I wasn't quite sure what to do with. Did the original makers orient the grain of the plug in any specific direction?

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Re: New England Style Horn
« Reply #2 on: October 10, 2022, 11:23:44 PM »
Did the original makers orient the grain of the plug in any specific direction?

 I've never paid any attention to it, I wouldn't think it would make any difference. I have seen them with end grain showing where it looked like a branch was jammed in, pegged and whittled off.

  Tim

Offline DougS

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Re: New England Style Horn
« Reply #3 on: October 10, 2022, 11:37:42 PM »
Very nice Tim!

I love the shape and color.

Thanks for sharing.

Regards,

Doug


Offline rich pierce

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Re: New England Style Horn
« Reply #4 on: October 11, 2022, 12:48:12 AM »
There you go, Tim! Now you’re getting into my neck of the woods.
Andover, Vermont

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Re: New England Style Horn
« Reply #5 on: October 11, 2022, 01:53:44 AM »
Hi Tim,
That horn goes to the owner of the NE fowler I am about to build with my new 50" barrel.   He bought it to go with the gun.

dave
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Offline Tony N

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Re: New England Style Horn
« Reply #6 on: October 11, 2022, 03:17:39 AM »
Great job, love it!

Tony

Offline Jeff Murray

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Re: New England Style Horn
« Reply #7 on: October 11, 2022, 05:34:12 AM »
I have an original New England horn with the year 1840 carved in the butt plug.  The grain goes across the horn side to side.  It probably all came down to whether the maker paid attention to how the horn was lined up when cutting the plug out of the wood.

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Re: New England Style Horn
« Reply #8 on: October 11, 2022, 02:47:47 PM »
Thank you for the replies about grain orientation. I am pretty sure it doesn't matter much either, was just curious if one way was dominant in the region.

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Re: New England Style Horn
« Reply #9 on: October 12, 2022, 01:27:50 AM »
One would fit in well in New Hampshires woods Tim, just saying lol