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Jakesnyder:
Is hide glue strong enough to hold gemsbok horns together if I doubled them up. I'm thinking to get them completely smooth and flat they will be a little under 1/8"thick.
Jakesnyder:
This is what I'm talking about
BowEd:
I've never done that before and would be very leary about trying it too.Butt joints are reccommended but to me only in the non working portions of the bow.The handle or tips.That can depend on how extreme of reflex you would put the bow in too.Still I would'nt reccommend to try that.
Hide glue is a strong enough glue but if the butt joint fails it won't make any difference whether the rest stays together.You've sinewed bows before hav'nt you?and or tillered bows from extreme reflex?
Jakesnyder:
Yes I have sinewed 2 osage shortbows.
Aaron H:
That could potentially work Jake, but I would probably take the safer route and just make a shorter bow using the horn you have. 2-3mm (.080 -.120") is a little thin but could still produce a decent weight bow if you keep your core wood a little thicker, say maybe 4-5mm, and get a good 4mm thick layer of sinew on it. If you kept your length under 130cm, then you would be fine.
Also keep the core and horn as wide as possible through the bending areas.
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