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Del the cat:
Grind a flat drill bit, but IMO don't make it a straight sided cone, put a little curve onto it.
https://bowyersdiary.blogspot.com/2013/02/horn-nock-instructional-part-1.html
A conical bit gives a horrid "pencil sharper" effect IMO.
The Mary Rose bows show a smooth graceful curve at the tips where the nock was fitted.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k1VHUkDEGJA&list=PLBz2tD9476KQFyMBLEylQGh952tBT_mZB&index=9
Del

bownarra:

--- Quote from: DC on November 02, 2019, 10:13:55 am ---
--- Quote from: bownarra on November 02, 2019, 02:13:04 am ---Just grind the sides flat :)

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Sometimes you have a piece of horn that just doesn't have enough meat to file flats into but it is big enough to make a tip.  I have 5 min epoxied pieces of wood to the sides to make flats.
The balsa sounds like a plan to try.
It's not just for ELB type horn tips. Just trying to cut horn for overlays can be tough. it's hard to get hold of.

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Then as you say simply superglue a piece of pine on the sides and then grind that flat.
When you can't get hold of something properly - just stick something else to it so that you can :)
It you grind the sides flat then you get more horn to cut into whilst being able to minimize weight. But each to his own.  What do you mean by a 'horrid pencil sharpner effect'?

Markus:
When I grind the spade bit I grind the edges slightly slanted so the leading edge cuts when rotating in the drill. Cuts much better than if the edge is at 90 degrees.

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