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Offline african man

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some horn nocks
« on: March 15, 2009, 10:31:19 am »
Here are some horn nocks I am making and some I've made
I will do a "nock along" with the next bow I'm doing as I have two ELBs on the go at the moment


some big war bow nocks


some that I'm busy with at the moment


top bow 60# @ 28"
middle bow  95# @ 32"
bottom bow  45# @ 28"


nocks on the 45# ELB  and one with the stringer on




Chris
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Offline Timo

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Re: some horn nocks
« Reply #1 on: March 15, 2009, 11:26:19 am »
Very nice work!
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Offline Pat B

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Re: some horn nocks
« Reply #2 on: March 15, 2009, 12:27:28 pm »
African Man, this will be very helpful to me and others. I know from my own experience, that horn nocks are as complicated to shape and fit properly as the bows are to make. A build along building and fitting suggestions will go a long way to helping me with horn nocks and I'm sure others will benefit too!
  Thanks! 8)
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Re: some horn nocks
« Reply #3 on: March 15, 2009, 04:04:45 pm »
Nice nocks Chris. what sort of beastie do they come from?

Making them on a mandrel (piece of scrap wood made to fit the hole) makes them a lot easier to carve, I find.
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Offline african man

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Re: some horn nocks
« Reply #4 on: March 15, 2009, 05:07:30 pm »
Thanks guys

PatB....give me a few days and I'll post once I've done them....(trying a new belly wood, hope it holds out...  :-\  and I have a bow to put them on....)

Triumph + norton = triton.... ;)
The horns in the photo are  Nyala and Kudu they are the black and white ones , Wilde bees (wild cow) they are the black ones.  I use a mandrill for some of the shaping, (saves the fingers getting ground on the belt sander) but most of it I just "do by hand"

Xris
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Offline Purbeck

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Re: some horn nocks
« Reply #5 on: March 15, 2009, 08:33:30 pm »
Excelent nocks AM!

How do you shape the holes for the bow?

What are all those woods in the bows????

Ed
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Offline african man

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Re: some horn nocks
« Reply #6 on: March 16, 2009, 08:44:22 am »
Purbeck  thanks, I will be doing a bit of a " build along " on nocks  this week so I'll put all of the info on how I do it there....... (I use a ground down spade bit)
The wood in those bows are African Iron wood, assagi, Purple hart, Hickory, Bamboo flooring but I'm nearly onto useing only african indigenous woods ..... :-\ :-\ :-\

Xris
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Offline Purbeck

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Re: some horn nocks
« Reply #7 on: March 16, 2009, 08:22:17 pm »
AM

Looking forward to the nockalong. What native horn makes the best nocks out there?

Ed
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Offline african man

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Re: some horn nocks
« Reply #8 on: March 17, 2009, 07:33:05 pm »
Purbeck  The Kudu and Nyala give a nice two tone colour, but very occasionally you will find delamination happening. Wilde Beese , Bless buck, Impala, Sable give a black horn, which I personly like. I suppose they are all good 

Chris
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Fletcher the Arrow Maker

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Re: some horn nocks
« Reply #9 on: March 24, 2009, 04:54:46 pm »
I have been a long time in traditinal and primitive archery, but just registered to this site.  My need right now is for a set of horn bow nocks for a longbow I am making for a customer.  He really wants whit, mottled white or even brown - not the Indonesian black water buffalo.

Does anyone on this site make such a thing for sale or know where I can look?

Thanks
 John Fredenberg

aka Fletcher the Arrow Maker or Fletch (Mountain Man name)
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triton

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Re: some horn nocks
« Reply #10 on: March 24, 2009, 06:16:37 pm »
lots of stuff here from horn to antler http://www.highlandhorn.com/
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Re: some horn nocks
« Reply #11 on: March 24, 2009, 08:57:54 pm »
 Great looking nocks, Chris. I'm looking forward to the buildalong, and how about those Triumphs and Nortons? I used to race both.
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Re: some horn nocks
« Reply #12 on: March 25, 2009, 05:05:54 am »
I've had to strip the Triton for a complete rebild and found I'd broken the featherbed, so some welding needed but not beyond my capabilities. Now riding the 71 Daytona. Such a slim bike, I'm not sure I'm going to able to ge the bows loaded on it.
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Offline heavybow

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Re: some horn nocks
« Reply #13 on: April 09, 2009, 09:29:24 am »
Ive been out. Hey Chris those horn are very nice. Cheers Marlon
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Offline african man

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Re: some horn nocks
« Reply #14 on: April 09, 2009, 11:53:09 am »
Hey Marlon , thanx , good to have you back in .... :) ...
chris  ;)
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