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Offline Tim Crosby

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Banded Horn 2910
« on: February 09, 2010, 08:13:05 PM »
 This horn is about 11 3/4" around the outside curve, the Walnut base is about 2", it is hollowed out and is cut so the horn fits up inside it about 1/4". The bands are pinned on as is the antler tip. AF was used on the body,followed by Light Brown leather dye and brown shoe polish. The bands were dyed with some leftover stuff that if mixed together to try.

Tim C.



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Offline B.Barker

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Re: Banded Horn 2910
« Reply #1 on: February 09, 2010, 08:42:10 PM »
Nice horn Tim. I really like the color on the tip. How does the AF stain hold up on horns. Any better than rit?

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Re: Banded Horn 2910
« Reply #2 on: February 09, 2010, 08:51:05 PM »
Beautiful horn.

Is it for sale?? ;D

Offline G. Elsenbeck

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Re: Banded Horn 2910
« Reply #3 on: February 09, 2010, 09:02:00 PM »
Another very nice one Tim.  Glad to have you back around after your computer woes.
Gary
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Re: Banded Horn 2910
« Reply #4 on: February 09, 2010, 09:10:36 PM »
Nice horn,  I have to build 6 of these and 4 paneled horns for one of my clients.  Dont know when I will find the time.

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Re: Banded Horn 2910
« Reply #5 on: February 09, 2010, 09:39:15 PM »
Nice horn Tim. I really like the color on the tip. How does the AF stain hold up on horns. Any better than rit?

 I think the AF hold up well. I have always thought that heating the horn helps set the color in it rather than on it.
On some horns I go through more than just the AF step. I should have said (And I will add it the write up) that after the AF I sometimes heat the horn again and wipe it with just a thin coat of an oil based leather dye, might be brown, light brown, mahogany, saddle tan, your pick depending on what color you are looking for. As soon as it is on it gets wiped off, then a coat of brown or black paste shoe polish goes on let it dry and buff it off.
 Maybe to much information.

 Tim C.   

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Re: Banded Horn 2910
« Reply #6 on: February 09, 2010, 10:02:13 PM »
Nice banded horn Tim.  I like the aged look.

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Re: Banded Horn 2910
« Reply #7 on: February 09, 2010, 10:15:41 PM »
Very nice Tim :o

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Re: Banded Horn 2910
« Reply #8 on: February 10, 2010, 02:42:53 AM »
Tim,

You've done it again!  Beautiful work.

Mark