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Hamish:
I reckon your osage will handle the D section just fine.

You can use cow, buffalo, or even yak horn. If it says" tips" in the description, it should be solid. Look at the photos, if there is any delamination on the  cut side, don't buy it. 3" sections are good (or even a 2" section will do for a lower limb tip which is usually shorter).

Muskyman:
Bought some buffalo horn on the web. Coming from Germany I think, said it might take a couple weeks to get here. Worked on the bow for a while today. It’s almost bending enough to put a string on it. Not going to do much more till I can get the nocks on it.
Hamish, I measured it in the handle section today 1.18 inches pretty much both directions. It’s bending a little better but, still got a ways to go. I put my bow scale on it and it’s about 37 lbs about where it’s bent to in the photo.

wooddamon1:
That's looking pretty neat! Might have to give it a try with some narrow stuff.

Muskyman:
It’s been fun so far wooddamon. I wish I had gotten my horn for my tips before I started working on it. Not a big deal but when you’re in the mood to work on something and you have to wait on stuff it’s kinda annoying. It’s coming from Germany so it’s gonna be a minute.
Worst thing about it is shipping is almost as much as the horn tips.

superdav95:
Looking very nice mike!  cant wait to see more progress on this one.  You can buy buff horn tips at the pet store sold as dog chews btw.  they work great and are way cheeper. 

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