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warpath:
Is there a conical drill bit for drilling out horn nocks or did you guys make your own? If they do make them, where can I purchase one?

  G-Monee  >:D

peacefullymadewarbows:
As far as I know, we've all had to make our own. I have looked far and wide and have never seen a conical drill bit that would work for horn nocks before. Hopefully, you have access to a grinder. Then you just buy a set of cheap spade bits and take the wings off of them. You can make straight cones, or for a slightly more authentic shape (but harder to keep perfectly symmetrical) leave the cone shape ever so slightly domed as this was the shape of the cavity of the old Mary Rose horns. It's also in theory stronger in that shape. 12mm wide at the base by 40mm deep is the historically accurate dimension and also just a good guideline in general to keep tips large enough that they won't snap but also small enough to prevent a shocky bow and just unwieldy nocks by appearance. Hope this helps.

warpath:
Thanks!! This helps a lot. I've got 2 good friends that are blacksmiths so I'll ask one of them if I can use their grinder. I'll get some spade bits this weekend. Think I'll stick with grinding them straight for now as this is my first time making my own horn nocks. I'll give the domed shape a try once I'm more confident. Thanks again!!!  :OK

  G-Monee  >:D

Lehtis:
Conical Drill Bits exist and in different sizes. I have used such ones which can drill ca 14 mm hole and 3,5 - 4 cm long. A little bit patience needed when drilling horn. It is also useful first to drill an opening hole with 3-4 mm normal drill to ease the conical one´s penetration. This picture from the Internet is propably too big because it goes up to 26 mm.

Pat B:
You can use a 1/2" spade bit ground to a triangular shape from the back corners to the point. I used one to drill the horn and trace the shape on the bow tips.

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