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Information and Resources => Trading Post => Topic started by: bownarra on September 26, 2021, 02:47:55 am

Title: Horn strips and sinew
Post by: bownarra on September 26, 2021, 02:47:55 am

Hi all,
unfortunately my supplier of water buffalo horns is no longer around. Does anybody have any contacts? Looking ideally for raw, full horns as I prefer to do the redducing myself but would consider strips.
Also looking for any decent length sinew, any animal as long as it is around 12" or over.
I'm ready to start on my next batch of hornbows. Would love to make a Turkish flight bow that will do over 600 yards and try my hand at a few different styles of bow. These bows are going to be used as examples/photos in the book I'm writing.

Title: Re: Horn strips and sinew
Post by: bownarra on September 26, 2021, 02:49:55 am

Happy to buy or trade. I have many hardwood shoot shafts and elm, ash, hazel or yew bow staves.

Title: Re: Horn strips and sinew
Post by: sleek on September 26, 2021, 03:19:03 pm

You have any plans in taking your bows to the salt flats for testing? 600 yards is record territory.

Title: Re: Horn strips and sinew
Post by: AndrewS on September 27, 2021, 03:23:13 pm

May be a source:
https://www.dictum.com/en/horn-cb/buffalo-horn-plate-extra-long-thickness-3-4-mm-831031

Title: Re: Horn strips and sinew
Post by: Will B on October 01, 2021, 07:25:08 am

Attached is a picture of the sinew we discussed.

Title: Re: Horn strips and sinew
Post by: simk on December 06, 2021, 09:02:34 am

if still intersted can pm me  ;)