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Main Discussion Area => Bows => Topic started by: hunterman on September 27, 2007, 11:06:28 am

Title: horn questions
Post by: hunterman on September 27, 2007, 11:06:28 am

hey,

found a different website to get my horn from. its cheaper, the only difference is that it is cow(bull) horn instead of buffalo horn.
  will the cow horn will work?  ???

Title: Re: horn questions
Post by: Pappy on September 27, 2007, 11:15:08 am

That is about all I use for tip overlays. :)
   Pappy

Title: Re: horn questions
Post by: welch2 on September 27, 2007, 11:37:04 am

There are a types of cow horns that will work ,most won't. I must have tried longhorn 5 or 6 times ,it only worked once. The problem seems to be that cow horns grow in a spiral ,and each year as the length of the horn grows ,the slope of the spiral changes too.Making each years growth of horn run at a slightly different angle. So at some point (usually when I boil the horn) it delaminates between the layers.

The one bow where I got longhorn to work ,I cut the horn into 3" pieces ,these were short enough so that the spiraled layers didn't diverge.

There are  cow horns that grow straighter, not sure witch breeds.  :(
Try looking for sheep or goat horns ,I've had good luck with both.

Ralph

Title: Re: horn questions
Post by: Pappy on September 27, 2007, 12:11:10 pm

Sorry didn't see his first post,didn't know what he wanted it for. ???
   Pappy

Title: Re: horn questions
Post by: jcougar on September 27, 2007, 11:37:12 pm

I used gemsbok for my hornbow project.  Try searching for gemsbok horn on ebay.  That's where I got mine.