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zeNBowyer:
Hello,
   Working  on bamboo  arrows, would  like  to  put  in  some  horn  nocks  but  I  think I'll wait  for the  time  being  on  fashioning  my  own  as  this  looks  like  a  pretty  tedious and time  consuming  task, after  looking  at  self  nocks  I  have  a  question  about their safety,  I'm  thinking self  nocks  aren't  nearly  as strong  as  horn  nocks,
 can   anyone  suggest  a  good resource  for  horn  nocks  for  bamboo  arrows,
thanx 
ZB

mullet:
 Just the opposite. I've had more horn nocks blow on me then self nocks. I traded all my Horn nocks off, I had too many break on me. To much depends on the horn grain orientation when it was cut and shaped. And I'm starting to wonder if some of those that look like plastic nocks from the Phillipines are ground, horn and polymer mixed and poured in a mold. They are just too uniform.

Pat B:
I've never had a cane self nock fail. I do use a sinew or thread wrap just below the nock.
  If you want horn nocks, I believe 3Rivers sells them and they are a PA sponsor.

zeNBowyer:
Hmm that's  suprising,  being that  bamboo isn't  a dense  grained  wood I'm  suprised the  nocks  don't  fail more,  and  it  would  naturally  seem horn  would  stand  up  well  if epoxied  in  properly,
not that  bamboo is  weak  but with  a wall  as  thin  as  the  sides  of  nocks, hmm...

Josh:
pound for pound, bamboo is as strong as steel.  ;)  I have never had a self nock fail either.  -josh

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