Main Discussion Area > Horn Bows

Horn bow question.

(1/5) > >>

Mafort:
I saw the sheep horn bows in a few older books I was reading and was wondering if you could use gemsbok horns in the same fashion. Mainly what I mean by that is without a wooden core. Grove, butt splice them and then handle it with another piece of horn and then just sinew the back of it. Could this be done?

JNystrom:
Sure you can use other horns for that application as they are solid and enough thick & wide. That kind of bow could be made from water buffalo horn also. Its just that the originals were made from sheep horns, that's why it is a preferred.

wizardgoat:
A big difference between the 2 is the horn thickness.  Bighorn sheep have incredibly thick horns. Not sure if gemsbok have the same thickness. I feel like I’ve seen someone post a gemsbok no wood core bow here some years ago.

Jakesnyder:
Yes I've seen it done with just gemsbok horn but I'm not sure how he acquired thick enough horns. I have bought some gemsbok horns a while back and they only average 1/8th inch thick once they were worked down. Which is not thick enough for horn and sinew only bows. I've heard doll sheep horns work and can be a couple hundred dollars cheaper than big horn sheep horn but dont have enough experience with it to confirm.

loefflerchuck:
Dall sheep has the thickness but more twist than bighorn. More of the length of the horn has to be cut out to get a straight limb.

Navigation

[0] Message Index

[#] Next page