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21-09-07, 11:22 AM
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| Gemsbok Horn Bow (Oryx) Hi, Has anyone in the UK tried to make a gemsbok horn bow as per the Traditional Bowyers Bible Volume 1. There look to be a couple of US sellers on ebay who supply the horn, but import into the UK is expensive. Also I do not know if gemsbok horn can be imported into the UK? Any experiences with this area of bowyering? Rgds, Dave pics of gemsbok bows:   Last edited by djthompson; 21-09-07 at 02:04 PM.. Reason: adding stuff      |
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21-09-07, 07:28 PM
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| There's a guy at our club that's made a couple of horn bows (he's into the primitive class!) but not sure what type of horn. If I see him tomorrow I'll ask (unless Indy might know)
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24-09-07, 06:42 AM
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| Wow..what beautiful bows, works of art. Do you know where i can buy one from? I don't have the expertise to make one myself... |
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24-09-07, 06:43 PM
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| acording to TBB vol 1 you shove two gemsbok horns on a whittled stick; total construction time 10 minutes. The bows in the pics will have taken longer. you may be able to comission a bowyer of "the bowyers den" (google it); but this is quite an unusual bow. cheers, D |
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12-10-07, 03:41 PM
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 gemsbock horn bow Yes i have made a gemsbock bow, e.mail me for details. Im selling horn at £35 each either to split one horn to laminate with wood or get two to make a bow. Cheers Keith. |
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15-10-07, 04:54 PM
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| This looks very cool! I want one! Does anyone know if these are viable bows to shoot? i.e. You can use one for say, a field shoot, and expect it to behave like a bow. If that's the case I'll definitely make myself one.
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15-10-07, 05:20 PM
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| gemsbock horn bow Fully shootable bow, like a longbow. |
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15-10-07, 05:52 PM
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| You said you've made one of these Glassman. Just the one? The reason I ask is, do you have any idea of the sort draw weights and max draw lengths you can expect. And the expected life of the bows? Horn works well as a laminate, but a whole horn is going to MUCH less supple and I'm worried about how well it'll stand up to being bent so much, and often.
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16-10-07, 10:55 AM
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| gemsbock horn bow Male horn can start from approx 150lb and worked down to 45lb, female horn start from approx 80lb down, it all depends on how its built and thickness of horn, as this is a natural product, everything varies and you can throw any wood bow building guidelines out the window. Wholw horn is very supple at the top third of the bow, ive been shotting mine getting on a year now. |
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16-10-07, 11:10 AM
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 how long are these bows and what sort of draw length can they handle. they look amazing but I have know idea how long a Jemsbok horn is.
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