As am I Tom. Old skills once lost will be lost forever.

Thanks, Richard.

We certainly have not only lost skills but, also patience. I for one prefer waiting for a letter by the post rider than an instant digital response.

I’m fortunate to have all the free time in the world to practice these old skills and if one has a passion for it, it seems to come fairly easily.

Thanks Daniel, it's appreciated

It is some very fine work, indeed.

Flattered, Mark … appreciate the kind words.

I love it as well, Randie. They all turn out unique!

Flattered, thank you.

Indeed.

Well, Evan, those are certainly encouraging words.

Glad you enjoyed, Kurt.

That’s nice , Dick. I preface most chats with that because well know all of the history behind stuff.

Lucky to have an artisan in the family.

Yes thanks it sure was. My dad passed away back in August of 06. He was a self taught artist he love drawing, scrimshaw, metal engraving, along with other things. He also was in to history, Native American, civil war among many other. I'm sad to say I can't draw a straight line.

Thank you, Sean.

Wow, that is such a lovely compliment, I sincerely thank you.

Wow, that is hard core, Jeff, that’s a lot of viewing and I might add, very flattering.

@@TheWoodlandEscape , more than a "wee bit" of watching I guess, eh?

He’s a tale fellow for sure.

Thank you more on muskets soon.

Thanks Earl.

Wow, that’s an amazing story … sounds like you have a true family heirloom to pass on to future generations.

Long dark winters in a frontier cabin lends itself to such endeavours.

Thanks, Kenny and I’m rather excited to see the finished product as well.

Will do!

We often learn that too late in life.

Thanks Hayward . I got a fellow coming from your neck of the woods to hunt turkey in a few weeks. 1700 kilometers. You East coasters are certainly hard core folk!

Glad you enjoyed, Jim.

One can make one pretty quick as well but, I do have a few hours in this guy. Watch yer top knot, Lance.

Freddie, your comments are much appreciated Sir! Best Regards

Thanks so much, Freddie.

Thank you sir!

Thanks Robert.

We are that, Jan. I’m also looking forward to the final job.

Roger, your comments warm my heart. Best Regards

Flattered, Roger.

Weather is a tad fickle here as well. Seems we go from winter right into summer.

He is indeed, David.

Pretty darn easy to make.

Bet it looks right at home in the cave, lol!

I am familiar with Ron Vails horns. You have a quality piece there Sir, and thanks for your comments about my work. It's much appreciated. Best Regards

That is a classic quote, Martin, thanks for sharing.

Gary, I am pleased to know that my harp playing tickled your fancy, in spite of a few flubs that I made 😢

It is always such a pleasure to hear music coming from the cabin.

You and I both … thanks for your interest.

It is indeed, Paul but, the journey is also a significant part of the feelings your expressing !

It’s my pleasure, Dan … appreciate the encouraging words.

You and me both!

You are a lucky man to be the keeper of so much family history. Sadly most do know back past one or two generations. Thanks for sharing, Ron.

@@TheWoodlandEscape It is sad. That's why it behooves those of us who are lucky to share what we've learned with others. I'm no where near as talented as you but I share what I can. Thank you for sharing what you can. Together, we'll keep history alive for future generations.

We’ve been blessed with visiting artisans here and we have a few more lined up. Einsteins quote is a very troubling one, especially in light of the worlds crises . I find it much more comforting to think of John when he wrote the line “ Imagine there’s no countries … ! As always, Marie, I thank you.

He doesn’t indeed know his craft … pretty excited to see the end result as well.

Thanks Stephen. I’ve made a lot of horns and I never tire of it.

Robin, thanks for your kind comments. Best Regards

Always a kind word Robin, thank you.

Denis Many thanks for your thoughtful comments. I am looking forward to seeing that sash you are making for Peter. It is quite wide and no doubt a considerable amount of work. Best Regards

Can you imagine the two finished items once their together?

@@TheWoodlandEscape yes but will never beat the moment when they're going to collide for real

Thanks Al. See you in a few short days.

Thanks so much, Douglas. Btw, I love your state.

Thank you and enjoy your service.

Appreciate it, Daniel.

Thanks, Hugh.

Our season starts on Tuesday of this week and as usual I’m very excited.

@@TheWoodlandEscape best of luck to you 🦃💥🍗

Almost touch the past, I love that. There is nothing wrong with plain my friend.

Thank you and we’re glad you found us. Appreciate your support and interest.

We keep having these amazing artisans showing up at The Woodland Escape and it has been the the best part in our endeavour with our channel. Watch yer top knot!

Well Denis, I consider that a compliment, thank you.

You and I both, Doug.

You and I both.

Couldn’t agree with you more, Rick … the whole world could benefit from a step back in time, a period when at least there was civil discourse.

John Thank you. You made my day! I try, but there is still much to learn, both with scrimshanding and harp playing in particular.

@@robertwiggins4921 And you just made my day! Thank you, sir!

Thanks, John.

@@TheWoodlandEscape You're welcome! I hope you are still considering doing a video about your tarp. 😉

Thanks, Theodore.

We are certainly glad you found us and we appreciate your interest and support.

Thanks Antonio.

Well I thank you sir. You should get out to an event and really wet your whistle.

Glad you enjoyed it, Mike.

It’s coming along, thank you.

Thanks a lot

Appreciate that, Henry … glad you’re enjoying.

Thank you.

A fun project Scott. They sell cheap jewelry type lights that have a magnifying glass and a light on a movable arm … pretty handy tool.

If our endeavor brings back memories for folks, it’s all worth while … thanks for watching.

We are certainly glad you’ve found us and appreciate your interest and support.

Appreciate that, Brent, glad you enjoyed.

Tried to get in touch with you, Ian but, I don’t have your contact info. Wanted to invite you to join the 49th with us this weekend.

That would have been awesome!

Perhaps you need to spice thing up a bit, lol!

Actually, Robert isn’t the fellow that provides the music but, he did learn to play a tune we often use and did an amazing job at it.

That is brilliant, thanks for sharing.

Too funny!

I do have a wooden vise in the cabin but, as I mentioned vices are pretty useless in horn making.

@@TheWoodlandEscape I know a metal vice would be useless, as you said, but even a wooden one that can clamp uneven objects wouldn’t work? Anyway, I’m sure you’re excited to get that horn back from your friend. Probably be so nice you won’t want to use it! 🙂

Oh, I’ll be using, hopefully for a lot of years.

@@TheWoodlandEscape I’m sure you will, and I’m sure it’ll be gorgeous.

Good well-made horns retail for about 200 dollars, not scrimshawed but engrailed. Considering inflation today that is about 50 dollars value in 1970 dollars.

Thanks Victor. Sounds silly but, you can order a plain horn on line that although made in India are very authentic looking.

Sounds like a wonderful retreat!

From the clothing, firearms, accoutrements etc., it was extremely accurate . As t how the battle transpired, not so much. All things considered, it is one of the best movies of that era that Hollywood ever produced.

Banded horns are pretty darn neat but, they were a southern horn and rarely seem in and around the Great Laked.

If you sent me your email on mine at … thewoodlandescape1@gmail.com I’ll pass it on to Robert. I don’t know if he does it for money, but I’ll put him in contact with you.

Any cooking oil will work, I use canola oil.

That’s an interesting question. I see no reason why it wouldn’t work.

Shadowcastre You may have misinterpreted that horn. I have it in my possession for scrimshanding and it is a right hand hor that fits the contours of my right side. Best Regards

​@@robertwiggins4921 Did I misinterpret the horn? Possibly. I am always open to new/more information and discussion so after reading your comment, I went and examined my own powder horns and how they fit both left and right. I then dug into my resources and the internet and have drawn some conclusions. I am referring to horns that have multiple curves like the one in the video.. 1) Not all horns are shaped the same way or direction and it will vary depending on the breed of bovine. It can be difficult to determine left or right side. 2) If you place that horn on your left side you will find that it will fit your left side contours as well. The difference will be that the tip will face down. 3) Today.. Most people will wear their powder horn based on preference, left or right, tip up or down, best fit for them. 4) The bulk of my resourcing indicates that the more traditional carry would be tip down so as to not interfere with anything else, straps, bags, arms, Etc... 5) Tip up carry (left or right) also means that the horn will have to be rotated toward the body in order to use it. This doesn't occur with tip down carry. So it still begs the Question... The spout points up when wearing that horn on your right side... Do you ever have issues with moisture or it being awkward to use? I have this same situation and have to give the horn a half twist to put the spout in position each time in order to reload. I also have to be more aware of moisture at the spout. Or... I'll wear it on my left side with no issues. I will be continuing further research into this subject. :-)

@shadowcastre Very interesting dialogue we are having. It's always great to hear other people's views. I have never experienced moisture at the tip personally. In the case of this particular horn the tip is almost level and parallel to my body when worn on either side but I do admit that there is a very slight upward slant when worn on the right side but it is almost imperceptible and does not project out from the body. As to the half twist to dispense powder, I have needed to do that with some horns but never felt disadvantaged by it. Does that pose any difficulties for you?

@@robertwiggins4921 I agree.. I do appreciate seeing and hearing others views and methods. I think from here on, personally I am going to refer to multi curved horns as being worn in tip up or tip down, left or right carry position, rather than trying to identify it as a left or right hand horn. As to the moisture issue, it is problematic when I wear the horn in tip up position and the weather is humid. Moisture tends to gather at the spout as my particular powder horn juts out aboiut 2 inches when worn on my right side in tip up position. I have to wipe it clean before each pour. When I wear it tip down, left side carry it rides close to my body and is not an issue. Having to rotate my horn 180 degrees in tip up right side carry is not difficult, but is more of an annoyance. As it sticks out 2 inches, it also gets in the way sometimes. I must say that you do some mighty fine scrimshaw work! Anything I have ever tried came out looking like chicken scratch! lol...

@shadowcastre I took a picture of this horn on both right and left side of my body but realized I couldn't post it in my reply to you. This particular horn tip does't curl out from the body. It lies close to the clothes which is good.

Beverly, thanks for your appreciation. I do believe artists are their own worst critics but your comments ease that.

Nope, same old reliable knife … the most used tool ever. I can’t wait to see Robert’s finished work.

We sincerely thank you for your interest and support. I believe if you google Hatter George you’ll find an amazing assortment of historically accurate hats.

Never thought of it, Bruce but, you may just have come up with the newest Turkey call. The new one should hold close to a pound, so at an average of 60 to 80 grains a load, we’ll, that equates to a whole lot of shooting.

I doubt it very much due to the cost. I’ve tried a comparison with a flintlock, shooting off a bench rest and saw no discernible difference. Often they used no patches at all, they would chew on the ball to deform it for a tight fit.

I have but, it is not a normal practice for me.