Peter Stahl from Duesseldorf Germany
Photos supplied by Contemporary Makers' European Correspondent, Manfred Schmitz.
Wednesday, November 28, 2012
Tuesday, November 27, 2012
Monday, November 26, 2012
"Peter Mills" Wabash Crossing/Tickumsee Horn by T.C. Albert
The "Peter Mills" Wabash Crossing/Tickumsee horn is a comtemporary carved piece. A plain old cracked original powder horn was repaired and scrimshawed by T.C. Albert
The faux tag on the plug reads "Captured by my grandfather Peter Mills from Indian Shot on the Wabash, 1812.
The homespun carvings include an Indian with rifle, a standing deer, an Indian on the war path, and the inscriptions "Peter Mills, his horn", "Tickumsee" and "Wabash Crossing 1812"
Sunday, November 25, 2012
Jeffrey L. Greene Southern Banded Powder Horn
The horn is not based on any particular historical example; rather, I used elements and styles from various sources that I liked in building this horn. It features a single band, and has a base plug and applied tip of lathe turned poplar. The stopper is red cedar turned on a lathe. I wanted something a bit different than the usual natural colors and antique golds often seen, and also something that would not be so conspicuous to a turkey's eyes while in the woods, so I dyed it a nice chocolate brown and very lightly "antiqued" the wood parts. I was nervous about moving away from my usual dye colors, but I was pleasantly surprised at the results of this one. This is the third horn I have built.
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