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Hoof glue
DC:
Ever since reading TBB I have been under the impression that hoof glue didn't exist. I was just reading a Wikipedia article that mentioned it so I did some further reading. Apparently it's real and is made much the same way as hide glue. It got me thinking that maybe a person could make a batch of hoof glue and pour it into a limb shaped mold to make a substitute for real horn. Has anyone else thought of, or tried this? Hoof glue is more flexible than hide glue so that's a plus. I just don't know if the processing would destroy all the good properties of horn/hoof. I'm assuming here that horn and hoof are the same. I know they are both keratin but there may be structural differences.
Pat B:
Animal based glues are made from collagen, hooves are made from carotene, like fingernails. I'm not sure if hooves will make glue.
Also, I don't think Wikipedia is as reliable as your old Funk and Wagnel(sp).
DC:
I've spent the morning looking for info. I agree about Wikipedia but you wouldn't think they could be that wrong. I found two sites that say it exists and two that say it doesn't. I guess I should try boiling up some hooves. My gut says that after a day of boiling I'll still have hooves in the bottom of the pot. Maybe when I'm here alone I'll try the pressure cooker ;D ;D
GlisGlis:
Pretty hard to find some reliable information on hooves glue
here is on of the best I could find
add www to revolvy.com/page/Hoof-glue
Pat B:
There is probably enough connective tissue in and around the foot to boil down and get glue but I imaging the hooves will still be intact.
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