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DC:
Are Gemsbok horns that have been made into Shofars suitable for bow use? Would it be offending the Jewish folks to do so? I don't have any immediate plans but if I was to trip over one it would be nice to know if i should pick it up :)

Stick Bender:
I dont know but those might be polished and chemically processed I personaly wouldn't  take the chance with any thing but raw horns , you can find nice Gemsbok horns on the big auction site but need to be selective thickness , length etc

BowEd:
DC...Most times those are reduced from polishing so much they are unuseable for bow work.

duke3192:
D C
I spent a lot of time and a goodly amount of $ trying to use Gemsbok horns, I couldn't straighten them at all, I boiled, I tried dry heat, couldn't get them to budge at all.
Duke

BowEd:
duke...It's maybe hard to believe but it is doable.Part of the trouble is buying wide and thick enough for use just from pictures for sale.Good thing is it's not as expensive as water buffalo yet.Although I've got a feeling both types will increase in price in the future as use increases.Male horns are usually shorter/thicker than females which are narrower/thinner most times.
A build-a-long is shown "Getting laminations from gemsbok horn".I use dry heat.Might not be the usual way of making them as steaming most times is recommended.A comfortable & familiar use of a heat gun with a laser thermometer is needed by me to get it done properly.The results have been used by me even in very extreme designs without failure.In 3 component horn designs mostly.Even higher poundage type bows also above 60#'s.Hard to believe I suppose but true.In fact I've never had gemsbok horn fail for me.Could be I hav'nt made enough bows with it yet as I've only tried to use it on a dozen bows or so.

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