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adb:
Everyone keeps asking me how I do my horn nock inserts... well, here goes. Select and cut your horn pieces. I cut the nock insert slot on my bandsaw (yes, it's cheating) with the grain of the shaft. Fit each piece individually by sanding out the slot.

adb:
Then I glue in each piece with 5 min epoxy. Clamp and let dry. Notice how I leave a bit of extra horn, so I have something to hold on to while gluing.

adb:
After the epoxy hardens, I hit them with the belt sander and knock off the extra horn and glue. Easy-peasy.

adb:
After that, I taper the last third of the shaft by hand on the belt sander down to 3/8". I put a pencil mark around the shaft where I want the taper to start. Keep going (gently) until you have a nice taper down to 3/8". I roll the shaft with one hand, and apply gentle pressure with the other. Change rolling direction every once in a while.

adb:
Then I cut in the nocks with a round tile cutting hack saw blade. I usually go 1/4" to 3/8" deep.

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