Flat powder horns at JAS Townsend

[Nighthawk]

Thought all you Scots black powder people would be interested in this:

http://jas-townsend.com/product_info...oducts_id=1171

It's a great starting point! No need to boil, bake and flatten your own horn.

[Woodsheal]

Not bad! They look like buffalo horn out of India. The trick is to get a mostly white one to do some scrimshaw on...!

[Nighthawk]

Not bad! They look like buffalo horn out of India. The trick is to get a mostly white one to do some scrimshaw on...!

Well, when I get mine, I'll post pictures. I don't know what color/s it's going to be- wasn't too concerned with scrimshaw. I just didn't want to have to flatten my own... Boiling horns stink! I have a couple nice horns, one of which I was going to use for a powder horn. I'd been putting it off because I didn't want to go through the process of softening the horn... and then Townsend did it for me!

[Nighthawk]

OK, I got my horn today. It's mostly black, and did indeed have a "made in India" label. However, the workmanship is lovely and I think it is, as I had hoped, an excellent starting point to make my own Scots style powder horn. It has no adornments, no leather ties to cut off, nothing!! It's just a squished horn, capped at both ends! I'm actually really happy with it and will post pictures this evening.

[Nighthawk]

OK, pictures of the horn!









So it's very raw and unfinished- leaves a lot of room for work! It's just a flat horn with plugs! It's perfect!!

[piperdbh]

Boiling horns stink!

That's not an expression I use in everyday conversation.

I imagine it's similar to the smell of making your own marshmallows.

[Drac]

That's not an expression I use in everyday conversation.

I imagine it's similar to the smell of making your own marshmallows.

Having done both and burned bone in knife making, making your own marshmallows doesn't smell as bad but you are right that making marshmallows and divinity is not as nice smelling as you would think.

Jim

[Taygrd]

Water Buffalo horns are perhaps the worst smelling horn I have ever worked with. I have never boiled on however

[Drac]

I've seen some nice scrimshaw done in white on buffalo horn knives.

Jim

[The Thirsty Viking]

hrmmmmmmm this gives me ideas....