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Well, after about two months of planning and preparing, here it is- the first Viking-style drinking horn in a run of three.

Wow. Has it been two months, really? Granted, about a month was devoted to carving animal fetishes to cover the tip (these were scrapped because they would need extensive work to salvage- slightly more information available in my journal), and weeks were spent acquiring materials, but it feels strange to finally complete the first prototype.

Yes, this is indeed a prototype. It is my hope to create a second run of these drinking horns over the summer, with different animal carvings. More commission details to come, if anybody shows any interest.

Haha, so after this rant I might as well give those of you patient enough to read this far some project specs: horn is about 14" from mouth to tip and holds roughly 6-8 oz of water (I consider this to be a medium size). The hand grip is real leather secured by lacing in the back. The designs you see were actually carved into the horn before being inked- this is so the ink had a lesser chance of rubbing off, as well as making the horn look cooler. The horn is well washed and cured in stout. (Note: This was just part of the creation process. I am in no way claiming a specific use for this vessel)

Hopefully you enjoy this project!

Second horn: [link]
Third horn: [link]

More pictures, including closeups, can be found here: [link]

I =lakotawolf116 give permission for ~High-lighted and ~FeatureShare to use this photo in their gallery

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My personal website with even more drinking horns: [link]

Description
Well, after about two months of planning and preparing, here it is- the first Viking-style drinking horn in a run of three.

Wow. Has it been two months, really? Granted, about a month was devoted to carving animal fetishes to cover the tip (these were scrapped because they would need extensive work to salvage- slightly more information available in my journal), and weeks were spent acquiring materials, but it feels strange to finally complete the first prototype.

Yes, this is indeed a prototype. It is my hope to create a second run of these drinking horns over the summer, with different animal carvings. More commission details to come, if anybody shows any interest.

Haha, so after this rant I might as well give those of you patient enough to read this far some project specs: horn is about 14" from mouth to tip and holds roughly 6-8 oz of water (I consider this to be a medium size). The hand grip is real leather secured by lacing in the back. The designs you see were actually carved into the horn before being inked- this is so the ink had a lesser chance of rubbing off, as well as making the horn look cooler. The horn is well washed and cured in stout. (Note: This was just part of the creation process. I am in no way claiming a specific use for this vessel)

Hopefully you enjoy this project!

Second horn: [link]
Third horn: [link]

More pictures, including closeups, can be found here: [link]

I =lakotawolf116 give permission for ~High-lighted and ~FeatureShare to use this photo in their gallery

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My personal website with even more drinking horns: [link]