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American bison, horn bow w/sinew(pic update)

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DCM:
I can't believe I missed this!  I reckon I should look around, din even realize they had this forum.

Great job Timo, can't wait to go back and read it all thru.

AKAPK:
Tim, That Horn is really hard to work flat ,is there a specific distance apart that you made the spiral to cut?

Timo:
I layed out a template on a piece of 2" masking tape,on a big miror I had. I then just cut out the pattern,peeled it off the mirror and transfered it to the horn. I just kinda moved it around until I had it the way I thouhgt would work.That is when i sprayed painted it.Peeled off the pattern and cut all the painted area away.

zeNBowyer:
The  only method  I  had  seen  before  this using horn  was to  cut  it  lengthwise, toward the  tip,  so  the   natural  bend of the  horn ran  lengthwise, I  have  to  wonder if  a  horn  bow made  in  this  manner  (twisted  horn) won't  naturally  twist the  limbs  over  time? Quite  an  amazing  technique  however:)

Dusan:
Bow looks good , but... your cut stile , Timo is veeery bad. If bow live some time you must be lucky. You  cut all horn lines cros his natural direction. Its same  like  if you cut sinew in smal pieces- or bow wood   cut not in his long line , but cross his width.But who know, maybe you are lucky man? :D

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