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240's sheep horn bow build with Tom Lucas
NorthHeart:
Notice the crack running down along the horn in the first pic. This will be filled with thin CA glue, then over again with thick CA glue, finally hide glue will go down in it before the sinew is glued down. If i haven't mentioned it before, the inside of the horn will be the bows BACK, to be covered in sinew. The outside of the horn serves as the belly of the bow.
After both horns are lashed they are set behind the stove inside the house. It gets warm there, but not hot. In the summer they could be left in the shop, but with temperatures here being below freezing, they wouldn't cure and would just freeze. Tom estimates about a month for them to dry, emphasizing the importance of making sure they are fully dry before removing the lashing so they don't try and bend back.
NorthHeart:
More sheep horns lurking in hot water, beckoning to become bows! The water is kept on medium heat and topped off daily. Its too hot to keep your hand in, but not boiling.
Twice now i have seen these horns glued onto the skull serving as a mount. We leave this glue/epoxy on as they soak, to be addressed later after they are flattened out.
wizardgoat:
Coming along nicely! No I didn’t soak them. I boiled for 8-10 minutes and straight into the caul. About 3/8 thick at that point
Redhand:
Great build along 240. You are learning from one of the great ones.
When I was straightening the horns for my bow I soaked the horns in water for 2 weeks.
I didn't heat up the water I might have to try that on the next bow.
Aaron H:
Very cool! You are lucky to have such a great teacher when it comes to this style of horn bow. I am watching with great interest.
Also, does your screen name stand for Nissan, BMW, and Dodge?
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