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Offline Redhand

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Re: elk horn bow
« Reply #30 on: June 11, 2015, 11:02:54 pm »
Wayne this bow is mostly made up of the outer cortex of the antler.  I rough out the bow with a rasp and then I use a cabinet scraper on the final tiller.
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Re: elk horn bow
« Reply #31 on: June 13, 2015, 01:20:11 am »
Thanks Marlin, that is really nice!

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Offline Carson (CMB)

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Re: elk horn bow
« Reply #32 on: April 18, 2016, 05:11:58 pm »
Nice work! Very cool. I would never have seen this if it was not entered in BOM contest. Guess I have to visit the horn bow section if I want to see antler bows  ;)

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Re: elk horn bow
« Reply #33 on: April 19, 2016, 12:35:43 am »
redhand, are you in Vernal?  I am in Utah Valley not too far away.  Very nice bow.
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Re: elk horn bow
« Reply #34 on: April 19, 2016, 07:56:26 am »
Thanks Jeff. Actually I am in Roosevelt it's about 150 east of you, not too far away.
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Re: elk horn bow
« Reply #35 on: April 19, 2016, 10:15:32 am »
Yep, I know the place. There are getting to be more of us. Maybe we should all meet at strawberry resevoir and shoot.
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« Reply #36 on: April 19, 2016, 12:04:24 pm »
That sounds like fun. I would be up for that.
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Offline loon

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Re: elk horn bow
« Reply #37 on: April 19, 2016, 04:46:04 pm »
Quote from: Redhand on June 11, 2015, 11:02:54 pm
Wayne this bow is mostly made up of the outer cortex of the antler.  I rough out the bow with a rasp and then I use a cabinet scraper on the final tiller.
A wood rasp? The antler isn't too hard for it?
Awesome, I wonder how much it can bend compared to other horn
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Offline Redhand

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Re: elk horn bow
« Reply #38 on: April 19, 2016, 08:50:24 pm »
You can cut fairly easy through antler with a rasp.
You can get a pretty good bend with antler, here is a little bit better picture of the FD.
Although I believe horn is way more elastic than antler.  In comparison antler would be more like teeth and horn like fingernails.
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Re: elk horn bow UPDATED FD PIC ON PAGE 3
« Reply #39 on: August 04, 2016, 10:41:55 am »
Quite a bow Redhand.Kuddos to ya.
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Re: elk horn bow UPDATED FD PIC ON PAGE 3
« Reply #40 on: August 04, 2016, 11:04:46 am »
Excellent work! I had seen a video on Youtube about a guy building one , it's such a laborious process!
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Re: elk horn bow UPDATED FD PIC ON PAGE 3
« Reply #41 on: August 05, 2016, 11:40:38 pm »
I've seen so few antler bows and this one has more bend than what I have seen. Well done Redhand!
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Re: elk horn bow UPDATED FD PIC ON PAGE 3
« Reply #42 on: August 12, 2016, 10:26:50 pm »
Thanks Beadman and Knotty.

Thanks Chuck I appreciate the comments.

 I must have done something right lol.   Its still shoots the arrows.  I'm wanting to start another one as soon as I find the appropriate antlers, man its tough to find some good candidates.
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