Handforged Tool with Box Hinge

Does anybody know what kind of tool this is?



Photos by Jan Riser.

Friday, February 27, 2009

Jack Haugh Hudson Valley Fowler

Cherry wood stock 54" .60 cal barrel. All hand made lock, silver masks, & furnishings. Built in 1978.


































Photos by Robert Weil.

Gary Birch Bag with Antique Horn









View of the side of the bag to show that it is a double bag and the welt.




Photos by Jan Riser.

Thursday, February 26, 2009

Randy Hedden Eastern Style Buffalo Powder Horn

This horn is 14 inches long, from spout to top of butt plug, along the outside curve and is 3-1/4" in diameter at the large end. The cow horn screw tip is 2-1/2" long and has a tapered bore to accept the tapered ebony wood spout plug. The butt plug is American Black Walnut and has chip carving and a cut rope pattern that are reminiscent of York County, Pennsylvania screw tip powder horns.

The entire horn has a hand scraped finish. The spout end of the horn has a finer scraped finish then the butt end of the horn. This was purposely done to further accentuate the demarcation from the spout/throat area of the horn to the actual body of the horn.

Provisions for mounting a strap are provided by a staple in the throat of the horn and a staple in the butt plug.











Photos supplied by Randy Hedden.