I don't want to beat a dead horse here, but I've shown some more examples of turned horn plugs and a sample of the engraving that goes on the horns. I usually turn a couple dozen of these plugs of various sizes at a time, so I can have a supply on hand when I need them. They're quick and easy, just some spindle turning and practicing techniques. I haven't tried to get real fancy yet. I also want to try some finishes like the Hut's Crystal Coat on one to see what it looks like.
The first horn is a large horn (approximately 18 inches long and three inches around at the base) a lady commissioned to have her old family farmhouse engraved on it, with a walnut base plug and a turned cow horn small plug from the same horn. Sorry the pictures a little blurry. The next is a small primer horn, only five inches long with a maple plug. The next to it is a larger white horn with hearts carved into the spout and maple plugs, Below the primer horn is a buffalo horn with a maple turned plug. The last picture is an engraving I did for my FIL of an english setter he loved, from a photograph.
Thanks for looking
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