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nidrinr:
Moose and reindeer antler tips are a lot tougher to work than horn.. They also work better when reinforcing the nocks of arrows. I've had horn nock arrows split, but never antler from moose or reindeer. -But be careful not to use any of the antler core. (Bad)

Easternarcher:

--- Quote from: nidrinr on February 27, 2011, 06:20:27 pm ---Moose and reindeer antler tips are a lot tougher to work than horn.. They also work better when reinforcing the nocks of arrows. I've had horn nock arrows split, but never antler from moose or reindeer. -But be careful not to use any of the antler core. (Bad)

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Well on these, the cores are mostly drilled out anyways. I saw very little of the core in these tips I used.
I've got lots of antler, and many bow tips can be overlaid. I sanded and polished the nocks today and they do shine up quite nicely!
Now to cut the grooves...

JW_Halverson:
I agree with the others that horn is much easier to work than antler or bone.  Beware of high speed and/or excesive pressure when you use a cloth mop on a grinding wheel.  It is possible to burn the horn when it overheats and then you will have to sand down below that damage and could possibly have to take the whole nock off and start over with a new one.

Don't ask how I know.

Easternarcher:
Well, tonite I tackled the string grooves on my antler nocks. I think they came out OK for a first try. ::)
Not great but I think they are functional. Obviously I got alittle close to the wood on one side as the nocks were not perfectly symetrical...Not all the way thru but close enough to see the color of the purpleheart under the shell of antler.
This only occurred on one side and it has lots of antler over the hickory backing.

I had to try the double grooves on the top nock. It just looked so cool. Believe me I pondered whether to try that or not, but since this bow has always been an experiment from word go! I went for it.
My first stringing with that stringing groove is going to be nerve racking for sure.
I'm sure there is at least 1/2in. of wood beyond the actual string groove so I think that will hold as the stringing groove doesn't take that much abuse. Not like the main grooves themselves....at least that is my hope.

MAybe someone can shed some wisdom on this thinking for me?
Thanks

fishfinder401:
how do you string a bow with double nocks on only one side? i am planning a warbow with horn or antler( not sure if i feel like trying to make them myself) nocks and the pairs i always see have the double only on one side ???
please explain
thanks
noel

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