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Main Discussion Area => Bows => Topic started by: Eric Krewson on July 03, 2018, 02:53:17 pm

Title: Buff horn at Walmart
Post by: Eric Krewson on July 03, 2018, 02:53:17 pm: I noticed they had some pretty nice sized pieces of water buff horn in the dog chew section of Walmart today. I picked up a piece for tip overlays, the cost was about $6.
Title: Re: Buff horn at Walmart
Post by: Knoll on July 03, 2018, 08:35:35 pm: Yep, I thought it was quite the find.
Title: Re: Buff horn at Walmart
Post by: Dances with squirrels on July 04, 2018, 06:48:16 am: How many bows can you get out of that piece?

Here's another good deal... I've been getting horn on the big auction site. If you do a search for "buffalo horn scales 3/4" you'll find the seller I get them from. The pieces are each 3/4 x 2 x 5" of polished smooth horn. If you plan your cuts, you can get 12 bows worth from the two pieces he sends... which puts it at about $3 per bow with shipping. I got two pair, or four slabs a couple weeks ago and they're perfect, solid, no cracks or voids.
Title: Re: Buff horn at Walmart
Post by: PaSteve on July 04, 2018, 07:41:26 am: I can never find good pieces at the pet store so I did the same as Dances with squirrels except the horn I got wasn't shaped. Raw natural horn for about 3-4$ a bow and if I was more frugal on my cuts I could probably get another bow or two from one horn.
Title: Re: Buff horn at Walmart
Post by: PEARL DRUMS on July 04, 2018, 07:42:57 am: Not a bad deal for a quick pick up at the Mart. I bought a massive box full of whole horns years ago when Randy "Guar" was still in Guam, he shipped them to me. I have enough for life and have given away nearly half of it.
Title: Re: Buff horn at Walmart
Post by: Dances with squirrels on July 04, 2018, 10:55:34 am: I got a big bag of buff horn tips on there a few years ago too for a real good price. I use those ones for ELB tips.