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Main Discussion Area => Primitive Skills => Topic started by: DC on July 07, 2015, 08:53:47 pm

Title: Laminated hoof/horn
Post by: DC on July 07, 2015, 08:53:47 pm
I have some dog chew hoof pieces that are not thick enough to make tip overlays. Do you think I could trust tips made of laminated pieces of hoof? I would probably use thick CA to glue them. I could orient the glue joint any way.
Title: Re: Laminated hoof/horn
Post by: Pat B on July 07, 2015, 11:11:48 pm
Most bow woods don't need tip overlays anyway so even a thin layer of horn is an improvement. You can laminate horn to horn or horn to wood...throw in some antler too. Sometimes thin layers are needed to conform to a curved tip.
Title: Re: Laminated hoof/horn
Post by: bow101 on July 11, 2015, 06:59:12 pm
This summer a guy wanted to sell both elk antlers for $60.00 at a garage sale,  I said nada.  I would of paid $20 for 1.
Title: Re: Laminated hoof/horn
Post by: DC on July 11, 2015, 08:20:08 pm
I can't believe the price they ask for these things. There is a "Junk" shop in town that has three or four boxes of antlers and they want $25 for the antlers of a two spike. These are Island deer, small. Is there a use for them I don't know about.
Title: Re: Laminated hoof/horn
Post by: bow101 on July 12, 2015, 11:04:09 pm
I can't believe the price they ask for these things. There is a "Junk" shop in town that has three or four boxes of antlers and they want $25 for the antlers of a two spike. These are Island deer, small. Is there a use for them I don't know about.

Not sure but all we have to do is find a good spot in the bush and go looking.  Years ago we came across a few.  I did manage to get a small piece of antler is was an old cutlery handle.  Off I go to the Thrift stores again.  :)