I have been honored by the publication of a book about my life and work by the Contemporary Longrifle Association. This book includes a longer biography than I have included on this website and high quality glossy color photos of my best work. If you are a collector of my work, you will want to […]
Category: Works For Sale
Applied-tip Powder Horn with Fraktur Scrimshaw (Horn #46)
I am doing scrimshaw horns right now and this one is more traditional fraktur with geometric designs and stylized flowers. I skipped the color on this one except for the ferric nitrate stain giving a little yellow color to the horn. This right hand horn is 14″ around the outside curve and 11.5″ tip to […]
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Virginia Single Banded, Applied-tip Powder Horn #40
This is a Virginia inspired, banded, applied-tip powder horn. It is a left hand horn that may be worn on either side. The tip is Axis deer antler. The base plug and stopper are black walnut. The horn has been dyed with ferric nitrate and gently aged. The horn is […]
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Virginia “Acorn” Powder Horn #39
This is a powder horn that I have had on my build list a while and finally got around to doing it. It is a recreation of a horn shown on pages 334-335 of Jay Hopkin’s book Bone Tipped & Banded Horns. That horn was found in Virginia and the acorn is a Virginia motif. […]
Fraktur, Banded, Applied-tip Powder Horn #37
I have generally avoided scrimshaw because I have trouble controlling my hands. However, I decided that I wanted to try again. I made this banded, applied-tip horn and added some fraktur scrimshaw. This is a traditional right hand carry horn with the horn itself from the right side of the cow. The horn has an […]
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Fur Trade Era Shot or Hunting Pouches
Golden Age of Hunting Pouches For many years I have concentrated on 18th century shot pouches and simple mountain shot pouches. These are generally small and of simple construction. Some may have been made by harness makers but most were home made. When we get to the 19th century, the shot pouch or hunting pouch […]
Southern Mountain Shot Pouches & Powder Horns
Southern Heart Shaped Shot Pouch Most of the southern mountain shot pouches shown on this page were copied from Jim Webb’s book Sketches of Hunting Pouches, Powder Horns, and Accoutrements of Southern Appalachia. I made the first, heart shaped, shot pouches pictured here exactly as shown on pages 18-19; approximately 7.5″wide x 7.5″ high, using […]
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