Flat horn project for horn nose squirrel gun

[4V50 Gary]

Been working on a horn for the .32 caliber horn nosed squirrel gun.

First two images show the raw horn being worked down. No white so I'm not losing much other than a weight (originally 3/8" thick).

Third image shows it after being boiled and a wedge driven in so that it may be flattened in a vise.

[4V50 Gary]

After more removal from the side (see image #3 to see the scales that needed removing), a pine wood plug was fitted.

May file off some more of the horn exterior later. It's easy to see where some scales were affected by the pressing process.

[Pahoo]

Gary, keep posting progress-pictures. Takes me back a number of years when I was doing more horn work. The last flat-horn I did, had a white body and blood-tipped. The plug on that one was Rosewood. For the exception of the flat-horns all my horns maintained the original shape. I was also fortunate to do an American-Bison horn. Have you given any thought on making a horn-tip, powder measure?

Enjoy and;
Be Safe !!!

[armoredman]

Beautiful.

[4V50 Gary]

I made a horn tip powder measure for my brother's squirrel gun. Horn is the last thing he needs. I'll see if the school's laser engraver will scrimshaw the horn. I want to put Rocky 'n Bullwinkle on one side & Boris (pronounced Burr-reese by Russians) 'n Natasaha on the other along with "Moose Must Die" in cyrillic.

Bullet starter was made from scrap of dowel rod and a piece of brass I found at school. The handle was a piece of walnut scrap left at the work bench. Bullet board was made from oak salvaged from a discarded sofa. I learned from another member to use a forstner bit so the board is effortlessly centered over the muzzle.