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horn nocks vs. self nocks
Rod:
--- Quote from: Pat B on July 05, 2009, 12:05:14 am --- Also, were the horn nocks on the war bows as ornate as the modern horn nocks? ...or is the ornate horn nock a Victorian target bow hold over?
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By and large a sporting bow-makers trade-mark, Pat.
Pat B:
Rod, I can see how the nocks would identify the maker. I've seen some pics of interesting horn nocks that were quite individual. I've made a few sets because they were appropriate for the bow but they are a pain to make and fit. Overlays are so much easier. ;D adb's overlays are a hybrid because they resemble horn nocks. They flow with the end of the bow like horn nocks do.
Rod:
Pat,
The most basic form is very close to a minimally worked natural cow horn tip and flush fitting is much easier to string in a heavy bow.
Some of these shifts to find an "easier" way of aping the appearance of the proper horn nock can be quite elegant and you can often get away with it in a light bow, but I would not recommend it just because it is "easier".
With modern glues we can probably get away with stuff that would be a hazard to the archer in the real article.
The fact that these are seen as "easy" solutions is in itself comment enough.
Rod.
Bernhard Langbogen:
I built all my ELBīs with horn nocks.
For my replicas of the Mary Rose bows I used bowstrings from hemp.
Hemp is a rough material and acts like a saw.
Fast Flight makes the same problems on yew.
Without horn nock all my ELBīs while frayed.
Bernhard
PS:I hope my grammar is not completely wrong
african man:
It looks good and finishes the bow off ...... ::)
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