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Hazel longbow, 100# @ 28"
WillS:
--- Quote from: FilipT on November 17, 2017, 11:42:57 am ---
--- Quote from: WillS on November 17, 2017, 10:16:51 am ---Do you not have cows in Croatia?
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And what if we have, do you think that I should go around villages and ask if someone slaughtered a cow recently so I could get horns.
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Pretty much, yes. If paying for them is a problem, do what you have to do. I get my cow horns from slaughterhouses, farms, cattle vets etc.
Strichev:
I think it's time to (mis)quote Marshal Tito: "Snađi se, druže, ako se nećeš ni ja ti ne mogo pomoći!" For the English speakers, it means; "Comrade, get round it (as in, be resourceful) if you don't, then not even I can help you." And the man was everything back then, thus, no-one could help. :laugh:
Anyhow, I'm also having trouble finding useful cow horn on this side of the border. I've talked to a local farmer and he gave me a horn of a huge bull. But the trouble is that the horn is hollow all the way to the tip. The walls are nice and thick but they get really thin at the top and the inside tissue appears to have extended all the way to very apex of the horn. I talked to some people and they all say that's normal and indeed, that used to be my understanding of cow horn until I started this bowyering addiction. Now, I gave up on cow horn shortly thereafter because I found some nice stag antlers in the forest, but still.
What I wanted to say is that I understand where Filip is coming from with his frustration about horn. That's why one needs to channel one's inner communist dictator/leader/hero. :D
DC:
Over here we can get horn, antler, hooves, rawhide and sometimes sinew at pet stores. They are all sold as dog chews. Maybe you have pet stores but maybe not.
willie:
--- Quote ---And what if we have, do you think that I should go around villages and ask if someone slaughtered a cow recently?
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Not after the job is done, but you might offer to help out the next time a cow gets slaughtered. :)
The last moose I helped with got me all the sinew, some nice large bones, a hide, and enough steak for a few family cookouts, but the antlers were not offered. :(
Perhaps a post about your experiments with a substitute for cow horn will uncover ways other folks have found alternatives
FilipT:
--- Quote from: Strichev on November 17, 2017, 03:12:22 pm ---I think it's time to (mis)quote Marshal Tito: "Snađi se, druže, ako se nećeš ni ja ti ne mogo pomoći!" For the English speakers, it means; "Comrade, get round it (as in, be resourceful) if you don't, then not even I can help you." And the man was everything back then, thus, no-one could help. :laugh:
Anyhow, I'm also having trouble finding useful cow horn on this side of the border. I've talked to a local farmer and he gave me a horn of a huge bull. But the trouble is that the horn is hollow all the way to the tip. The walls are nice and thick but they get really thin at the top and the inside tissue appears to have extended all the way to very apex of the horn. I talked to some people and they all say that's normal and indeed, that used to be my understanding of cow horn until I started this bowyering addiction. Now, I gave up on cow horn shortly thereafter because I found some nice stag antlers in the forest, but still.
What I wanted to say is that I understand where Filip is coming from with his frustration about horn. That's why one needs to channel one's inner communist dictator/leader/hero. :D
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Haha, Tito being "wise" as usual. Although you are lucky regarding other archery supplies as you have Disport website. I might order FF from them, but they don't have a lot of info on their products.
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