Author Topic: Finished my 100th Powder Horn! (Read 1970 times)

Bob Gerard · « **on:** September 01, 2025, 05:49:33 AM »

I want to do a nice 100th Powder Horn. I chose a relatively large right side carry and making it a lobed one. I cut a disc from a flattened piece of horn and inlet it into the base plug, with a little engraving work.
For this horn I am envisioning a hunter scene made in a woodcut style, so my border bands and and frames will need to compatible in style, which I tried to do with the scrolls on the butt medallion. They will come next.
I hope it comes out well.

Daniel Coats · « **Reply #1 on:** September 01, 2025, 02:58:59 PM »

Very creative and original idea can't wait to see it finished!

Fred Hembree · « **Reply #2 on:** September 01, 2025, 03:01:13 PM »

Congratulations on your 100th horn! I bet it’s going to be a beautiful one.

bigsmoke · « **Reply #3 on:** September 01, 2025, 05:41:57 PM »

Bob, As usual, that horn is going to be a work of art.
Doing horns as beautiful and striking as you do, the 100th is a true milestone. I shudder to think what #1,000 will look like.
Keep it up my friend,
John (Bigsmoke)
PS: I never kept count of the horns I produced, but I would imagine my #100 would have rolled off the workbench somewhere around March or April of 1984. But there is a huge difference between your horns and mine.

MuskratMike · « **Reply #4 on:** September 01, 2025, 06:20:50 PM »

Bob: there is no doubt this will be a fantastic horn. The style is one anyone would love to have. I hope whoever ends up with it carries it and it doesn't spend it's life on a display shelf.

Bob Gerard · « **Reply #5 on:** September 05, 2025, 02:42:18 AM »

Thanks for your support and kind thoughts!
I got back to it yesterday and today, working on the upper and lower border bands. I often change my designs and here’s an example of a change made mid-stream. It seemed doing that scroll work around the lobe holes was just too much scrolling…

Daniel Coats · « **Reply #6 on:** September 05, 2025, 03:00:28 AM »

Amazing Bob I really like this one!

Bob Gerard · « **Reply #7 on:** September 06, 2025, 02:51:29 PM »

I think I am about ready to work on the hunting scene(s). My idea is of a 17th century wood-cut type image. Not sure if it will be on two panels or just one wrap-around scene… 🤔

old george · « **Reply #8 on:** September 06, 2025, 04:53:47 PM »

It's a great looking horn anxiously awaiting the hunting scene Bob. I like the lobed horns.

george

Bob Gerard · « **Reply #9 on:** September 08, 2025, 05:47:32 PM »

I have been pondering on a couple of lay-outs for the illustration on this horn; two bordered panels or try a cylinder image that wraps around the horn. I’ve never done the latter so it will be a first. It will be a hunting scene with a buck and the familiar hunting dog and trees and stuff. I think it will work. Here’s my final sketches of the layout. I will start with the Hunter first.

Bob Gerard · « **Reply #10 on:** September 10, 2025, 04:23:21 AM »

A few more hours today. I have much of the Hunter finished , next the hound I think.

Daniel Coats · « **Reply #11 on:** September 10, 2025, 04:29:12 AM »

Awesome beyond my imagination! Let the hound out Bob!

old george · « **Reply #12 on:** September 10, 2025, 10:33:31 PM »

Bob,
you've really nailed the hunter, waiting foe the hound and buck. It's going to be a masterpiece. Maybe needs to find a place in the Michigan woods.

george

Bob Gerard · « **Reply #13 on:** September 10, 2025, 11:39:50 PM »

Thanks for the encouraging words! I worked on the stag and the hound, with a bit of vegetation. Wore out my pen nib!
Some more work to do on the foreground and then next will be the background to pull it all together, though I haven’t yet decided on what it will be.

Bob Gerard · « **Reply #14 on:** September 22, 2025, 04:26:05 PM »

Almost finished 🙂

Daniel Coats · « **Reply #15 on:** September 22, 2025, 04:28:09 PM »

I like it!

Bob Gerard · « **Reply #16 on:** September 24, 2025, 02:47:23 AM »

Hi all,
Last night I finished the horn. I am happy with how it turned out.
Often, when I finish something and have a careful look at it I see lots of things that I would have done differently. I am happy that this isn’t the case with Number 100. All in all, I think this one is my finest horn to date.
I plan to da a video of it because it’s hard to capture the motion of the scene as it wraps around the horn, but hopefully these few photos will give a pretty good idea of the decorations.
Thanks for looking and comments, criticisms and suggestions are very welcome and appreciated.
And thanks to those who have been following along this artistic journey with me. It ended up in a nice place.
Deo Gratias,
-Bob

old george · « **Reply #17 on:** September 24, 2025, 02:59:43 PM »

Bob, you've outdone yourself. I don't know how you could fault anything about that horn. Bravo Zulu Sir.

George

mountainman · « **Reply #18 on:** September 24, 2025, 06:26:17 PM »

That's a high level of achievement!! Outstanding!!!

Bob Gerard · « **Reply #19 on:** September 24, 2025, 07:08:57 PM »

Thank you George and mountain man!

tunadawg · « **Reply #20 on:** September 25, 2025, 01:03:45 PM »

Amazing work!!

Fred Hembree · « **Reply #21 on:** October 11, 2025, 04:56:38 AM »

Wow! That’s a beauty!

Bob Gerard · « **Reply #22 on:** October 16, 2025, 05:19:14 AM »

Thanks guys 🙂

JTR · « **Reply #23 on:** October 16, 2025, 10:20:56 PM »

You surely do nice work!!!
John

hawkeye · « **Reply #24 on:** October 17, 2025, 10:52:29 AM »

They are as always like candy for the eye.
You nailed it

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Author Topic: Finished my 100th Powder Horn! (Read 1970 times)