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Gemsbok horn processing.

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MattZA:
I have indeed. I think I've probably read every darn post on the forum in an attempt to teach myself.

I tried a similar method to BowEd, but instead of thinning the horn with a drill press I used a dremel. Zero luck, unfortunately. The horn cracked down the middle the second I put it in the vise.

I've decided that instead of trying to flatten it again I'm going to cut it down the cracks into quarters. Thereafter I'll simply sand the inside of each quarter until it's flat. It's going to leave me with very narrow and thin strips, but I'll check if it's feasible to glue them on the belly side by side. If not, I'll get another horn and try again, and I can use these strips for a mini-Turk bow. Maybe I'll make one 30" long just to see if I can get it right.

bownarra:
Persian bows tended to use strips laid side by side. It can be done. Make sure the strips are hot before gluing to soften them correctly.

MattZA:
Yea that was my thinking too. Do you recommend heat bending them into reflex prior to glue up, or would it be better to glue the reflex in in a kind of Perry reflex kind of way?

Currently each strip is dead straight. Being a Turkish type design, the core is obviously also straight up until the angular bend at the kasan. Then the siyahs are steam bent at a similar angle.

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