Jim Hash

Photographed at the 2010 CLA Show by Jan Riser.

Billy Griner Horn

This horn is a near copy of an original from Alamance County, NC.  This horn is larger than the original and applied horn tip of the original was a plain conical shape.  The turning and shaping of the plug is a near exact copy.   Note that the tip is set against an integral ring that is carved from the horn and is not part of the tip.  The maker of the original horn had the advantage of a lathe that would allow him to turn the end of the horn.  I did not.

 

Horn is 15 1/2 inches long around the outside curve.  It is 2 1/2 inches in the butt.  It has three turned rings, a bee hive butt, and an applied turned tip of horn.  The horn has a very nice double right hand twist.  .  The original horn was white and had aged to a fine ivory color.  I have left this horn white in the hope that age will be so kind to it.  The three turned rings have been tortise shell finished to a very dark brown.  The Pecan wood plug was turned from the round.  The plug is held in place with 4 honey locust thorns.  The  heat applied rings and hand fitted horn tip are likewise held in place with locust thorns.

Copy and photos supplied by Billy Griner.

Hunting Pouch by Grant Davis

This pouch was completed recently for a friend to give his adult son to accompany a squirrel rifle he built for him.  It is constructed of 3-4oz vegetable tan leather and dyed in walnut dye.  The antler measure throws 32gr of FFFg.  The bag axe was acquired by my friend from Jim Webb.  Jim says that it is intended to be hafted in the woods with a green stick.  Thus the absence of a handle.  There is an open space for a handle in the sheath if one is desired.

Copy and photos supplied by Grant Davis.

Bob Harn Knives from the Collection of Dave Hammond

Both knives were acquired by Dave from Bob at the CLA Show in Lexington, one in 2008 and the other in 2009.

Photos supplied by Dave Hammond.

Kutztown-Area ‘Folk Art’ Rifle by Eric Kettenburg

Very reminiscent of the Rockland-Kutztown area as well as the Angstadts, this rifle is not copied from any specific original but is quite representative of a ‘type’ which was regionally common ca. 1790s through the early decades of the 19th century.  It can be viewed as being extremely ‘hasty’ and primitive in design and style.

This rifle has been aged to reflect a good deal of usage, though not to the level of an outright ‘fake.’

Copy and photos supplied by Eric Kettenburg.

A Big Cowgirl Hat with Beading by Angela Swedberg

 I just finished this beaded Cowgirl hat.  The hat itself came out of a pawn shop on the Yakima Reservation.  I beaded the cowgirl and brim using 13/0 Charlotte cut beads, many of them antique beads.   The button on the hatband is  hand made sterling silver.   And of course the model is the ever patient Cappy the Appy.

Copy and photos supplied by Angela Swedberg.

Happy New Year

Little did we know when we first posted on February 9, 2008 the response that would be created by this blog. The next post was not until February 29, 2008 and we have posted every day since then. This would not be possible without the makers sending us photos of their work and telling us about other makers.

We have had over 2,675 post featuring over 15,500 photos. There have been over 2,000,000 page views.

Thank you for visiting, thank you for sending us photos, thanks for all the new friends that we have met through this blog. Best wishes for a Happy New Year from Robert Weil and Art and Jan Riser.