September 15 & 29, 2012 Powder Horn Class at Old Salem, NC
Make a Powder Horn at the Historic Single Brothers’ Workshop
Old Salem, NC
9:30am – 4:00pm – September 15 & 29, 2012 (Two Saturdays)
**Reservation deadline is September 7**
Here is an opportunity for those who want to learn to make a powder horn. Learn to make a powder horn from Old Salem gunsmiths Bill Bailey and Blake Stevenson. This is a two-part class held on two consecutive Saturdays at the Single Brothers’ Workshop.
Students will learn to shape the spout, fit the base-plug and will leave with a completed powder horn. The materials including a horn will be provided and the horns have some of the prep work done on them. Tools will be provided for the students use.
For those who want to engrave (scrimshaw) their horns, help will be provided as time allows.
As a special treat, gunsmith Bill Bailey will bring a Revolutionary War engraved powder horn carried by a Patriot ancestor for the students to see.
Here is the link to register for this class.
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