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Main Discussion Area => Horn Bows => Topic started by: Stick Bender on July 17, 2016, 10:23:39 am

Title: Gemsbok Horn ?
Post by: Stick Bender on July 17, 2016, 10:23:39 am

Hi Fellas I could have probably asked this on a PM , but figured I would do it hear in case some body else has the question , here is the horn I receive not as strait as described but none the less it's what I have to work with, in the Beadmans horn prep a long he straitened the horn after rasping the ridges but his was a lot straiter then this one,it seems to me it would be a lot of horn to heat , is it possible to cut this horn on a center line & straiten the 2 peaces or go ahead and straiten it while uncut ?

Title: Re: Gemsbok Horn ?
Post by: Stick Bender on July 17, 2016, 10:24:20 am

More pics

Title: Re: Gemsbok Horn ?
Post by: BowEd on July 17, 2016, 11:50:03 am

Stickbender....Cut your horn with a line straight up and down along the curvature of your 3rd picture so as to get a reflexed half and a deflexed half.After hollowing it out as in the build a long when you heat to flatten it they will be the same then after that process.Hope I worded that right for ya.

Title: Re: Gemsbok Horn ?
Post by: Stick Bender on July 17, 2016, 12:06:26 pm

Ok thanks Ed I know you straitened yours before so wasn't sure , but what you said makes total sense Thanks 

Title: Re: Gemsbok Horn ?
Post by: BowEd on July 17, 2016, 12:15:17 pm

When they show to sell those on ebay or whatever it's nice if they show different views of it.I don't buy it if they don't.Male horns are shorter and thicker/females are skinnier and longer as a general rule.

Title: Re: Gemsbok Horn ?
Post by: Stick Bender on July 17, 2016, 12:26:43 pm

Lol I emailed the guy & asked about it,he said it was fairly strait told him I was using it for a bow guess he only looked on 1 side , so that's what I ended up with

Title: Re: Gemsbok Horn ?
Post by: Knotty on July 17, 2016, 01:09:16 pm

That horn looks amazing 😊

Title: Re: Gemsbok Horn ?
Post by: MWirwicki on July 26, 2016, 08:30:36 am

Build-along?  Where was this?  I'd like to see it.  I have a perfect pair of horns I've been saving for "someday". 

Title: Re: Gemsbok Horn ?
Post by: BowEd on July 26, 2016, 08:43:35 am

It was quite aways back on page 7.

Title: Re: Gemsbok Horn ?
Post by: Stick Bender on July 26, 2016, 09:30:41 am

I have it ear marked when I get home I will post a link if it will let me.

Title: Re: Gemsbok Horn ?
Post by: Stick Bender on July 26, 2016, 02:49:12 pm

Ed's build along is pretty far back in the archives so here is the link to make it easer for any body that's interested.

http://www.primitivearcher.com/smf/index.php/topic,42181.0.html

Title: Re: Gemsbok Horn ?
Post by: BowEd on July 26, 2016, 11:31:31 pm

Thanks Stick Bender..I'm not too savy about using all the abilities of these computers.