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Offline Prarie Bowyer

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Need horn for ELB tips.
« on: March 25, 2012, 11:45:01 am »
Looking for horn for tips. 


Offline cutfinger

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Re: Need horn for ELB tips.
« Reply #1 on: March 25, 2012, 10:21:37 pm »
will water buffalo work? what size chunk do you need?

Offline Prarie Bowyer

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Re: Need horn for ELB tips.
« Reply #2 on: March 26, 2012, 01:29:17 am »
I think so... Errrr  I duno ? ?  Big enough to get a set of tips for an ELB?

Offline Youngboyer2(billyf)

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Re: Need horn for ELB tips.
« Reply #3 on: March 26, 2012, 02:17:37 am »
Got some whitetail antler, will post pics if u want, just post dimensions and I'll cut it.
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Offline Prarie Bowyer

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Re: Need horn for ELB tips.
« Reply #4 on: March 26, 2012, 04:58:29 pm »
I have antler... Was looking for teh opportunity to work with horn.  but thank you.

Offline madcrow

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Re: Need horn for ELB tips.
« Reply #5 on: March 29, 2012, 09:53:57 pm »
Pm me your address and the approximate length you want.  I have plenty of horn from Texas longhorns.   They have long solid tips.

Offline Bryce

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Re: Need horn for ELB tips.
« Reply #6 on: April 02, 2012, 04:55:17 pm »
Grab a couple of hooves from petco that's what I do  ;) ;D there like a buck o'five.
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Offline Pat B

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Re: Need horn for ELB tips.
« Reply #7 on: April 02, 2012, 05:08:50 pm »
Bryce, that would work for overlays but not for horn nocks.
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Offline Prarie Bowyer

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Re: Need horn for ELB tips.
« Reply #8 on: April 02, 2012, 05:12:56 pm »
Bryce that is an excellent Idea... I wonder fi the pieces can be joined togeather for making a nock able blank.

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Re: Need horn for ELB tips.
« Reply #9 on: April 02, 2012, 07:53:07 pm »
ooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooh you want it to slip over the tip like a cap. gotchyah my mistake.
Clatskanie, Oregon

Offline JW_Halverson

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Re: Need horn for ELB tips.
« Reply #10 on: April 02, 2012, 08:03:17 pm »
Cow hooves would still work....just make your tips a bit wider!  Oh, and adjust tiller accordingly. 

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