Primitive Archer
Main Discussion Area => Bows => Topic started by: JW_Halverson on May 03, 2015, 03:19:46 pm
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Anyone ever use it?
I have some LARGE pieces coming from a miniature horse rescue. This poor horse had been badly abused and it's hooves were criminally overgrown. They are sending me the cut off sections and I wanted to make tip overlays on a bow that I will raffle off or auction off to raise money for them. I get the feeling I may be able to do some knife scales out of the deal, too. But then I would need to make a knife.
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Wow, that is overgrown if you're making knife handles and tip overlays out of them.
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Im not sure if it would work.It may be too brittle.The extreme outer hoof wall is the only part that i would think would be hard enough and it is pretty thin.When i have examined hoof trimmings,after the trim and after is has dried,it tends to get pretty brittle .I dont know if i would trust it,for a tip overlay.
Chances are,based on your description,the horse experienced a case of laminitis or even full blown founder and in that case,the hoof walls integrity was compromised as well.
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Wow, that is overgrown if you're making knife handles and tip overlays out of them.
It was criminal cruelty, but good luck trying to get a state or county prosecutor to press charges in this state. Frankly, I am surprised that the court even awarded custody/ownership to the rescue. Recently, another rescue was blocked from feeding 18 head of horses starving to death (and 4 more were already dead on the ground), they were even threatened with criminal trespass charges if they so much as attempted.
I am sure the horse had laminitis and foundered badly to boot. I guess I will have to see what the material looks like when it gets here. Either way, I will do what I can to raise a little cash for this group.
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The state should be charged with criminal negligence and assistance in committing a crime for allowing it to continue and for stopping relief.
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Good luck to you. Your a good man Charlie Brown.
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I've used pet store chew hooves. They looked great. As far a lasting, I've only shot a couple hundred shots. They polish up great. I posted a pic in the Handles/Tips thread.
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Those are likely beef hooves.
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Yeah, I figured a hoof was a hoof. I have rarely, if ever, seen tip made of hoof. But I haven't seen everything ;) ;). I was told that some of the chew hooves are goat.
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John I've used moose hoof same thing, smeels some when u work it but it buffs out excellent
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Smells some? That's the biggest understatement of the week ;D ;D I have to have a shower after I run the belt sander over it. :o
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I have used cow and pig. it smells when you sand it but I like using it, looks good!
Mark
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These are pig.
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http://i623.photobucket.com/albums/tt320/bubncheryl/Mobile%20Uploads/20150103_193320_zps282xkaa9.jpg
this is moose hoof
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JW , I grew up around horses , I've seen some pretty good sized peaces cut off when the hooves were trimmed on some if them , usually from a pasture with softer soils and no rocks to wear them down , I've seen my dad bear down on the nippers pretty hard to trim them and some of the peaces would have been big enough for tip overlays .
I was given some bighorn sheep horn by a guy from Montana ( one of Mark's buddies ) , he told me to soak it in super glue when I use them , maybe treat the hoof the same way .
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you can buy whole hooves in some feed stores, I cut the largest pieces i can with a saw then get the pieces really hot with the heat gun and squeeze them flat in the vice and let cool.