Showing posts with label Billy Griner. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Billy Griner. Show all posts

Wednesday, December 28, 2022

No. 208: Double Bag with Powder Horn by Billy Griner

No. 208:  Double Bag with Powder Horn by Billy Griner

Double bag made from vegetable tanned calf-hide, goathide, deerhide; black hair-on woodchuck hide; barktanned deerhide, antique textiles, hemp, repurposed antique buckle.  Powder horn by Billy Griner: a small Jersey Cow horn, with a black walnut base plug, and a three-piece antler and copper spout.





















Friday, December 4, 2020

No: 184 (with horn and accoutrements)

No. 184; black woodchuck hide, bark tanned deer hide, vegetable tanned cowhide, antique buckle, antique bone button.  Powder horn by Billy Griner; knife by Daniel Casey; primer horn by Orville Mumma; roundball tube, knife sheath, hemp cord with pan whisk and vent pick by Clifton Hicks.  Flint wallet, river cane powder measure, and ball starter by Eric Ewing. Buckeye for good luck from Paul Fennewald of Missouri.
















Photos by Shannon Greer.

Sunday, May 17, 2020

What’s in the bag? Spring Turkey Hunt Edition


What’s in the bag? Spring Turkey Hunt Edition


Spring is here, cool temperatures and a great time to try to call in some gobblers.


Cherry-stocked, jug-choked, contemporary fowling gun by Roy Stroh


Banded/scrimshawed powder horn by Billy Griner
Game bag by Eric Ewing







Knife by Kyle Williard

Bag axe by Elijah Froedge









Antler & horn collar

(Wood is ash)

Copper and horn powder measure by Bill Griner; Turkey wingbone call by unknown maker; tow worm by Brad Emig; flintlock multi-tool by Larry Callahan; flint wallet by Jim Webb

Small primer horn by Spark Mumma





Glass bottle with some No. 5 shot