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Dane:
I just used bone for tip overlays and arrow plates on a new bow, and it was a lot of fun, if unpleasant smelling at times.

Dane

snedeker:
I would add that tip overlays make it easier to do really narrow tips by providing an area over the "bacK' of the tip to grab the string.  Horn is good because its so light yet tough.  I like some brown exotic looking osage I have, use it on almost all my jobs now.

Dave

medicinewheel:

--- Quote from: snedeker on July 18, 2007, 09:45:57 am ---I would add that tip overlays make it easier to do really narrow tips by providing an area over the "bacK' of the tip to grab the string.  ....
Dave

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oh yes indeed - and i've done narrower then that...




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makete:
Does the overlay material "have" to bend or can it be made from stiffer non-bending material? Hoof and mother of pearl must look extremely nice. Well actually they all look nice. ;)

DanaM:
makete the tips shouldn't bend on a bow therefore the overlays don't have to

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