fitting horn nocks

[stuckinthemud]

Hi Everyone.

I have fitted some waterbuffalo horn nocks to a holly bow - very strong colour contrast, literally black on white.  The joint is not quite perfect,  not quite straight and a 0.5mm gap at one point where the bow flattens off across the back and where the horn nock was cut too big around.  Any advice on fixing a teeny gap on a horn nock?  Did think about filling with cyano and charcoal?

[Del the cat]

Fine horn filings mixed with clear epoxy (plenty of horn, fairly dry mix).
If you have that problem again where the back is V flat, a good trick is to glue on a thin overlay of matching wood to bulk up the tip and the n file it round, it can be blended gradually into the flat back.
Del

[stuckinthemud]

Thanks Del, will give it a go.