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Offline kylerprochaska

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Deer toes
« on: November 16, 2009, 08:25:58 pm »
Just wondering if they have any uses...the hooves that is...I was thinking maybe tip overlays but i don't know how thick they are or if they would work??

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Offline Jmilbrandt

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Re: Deer toes
« Reply #1 on: November 16, 2009, 08:29:03 pm »
I have tired it before I don't think they will work. They are all soft on the inside not hard like the outer surface.
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Offline Stickhead

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Re: Deer toes
« Reply #2 on: November 16, 2009, 09:24:21 pm »
You bet they work!  I wondered the same thing, so I tried them for the first time on this ERC bow last year.  ERC is so soft that I felt this bow needed some reinforcement.  Mine aren't real pretty by most standards, but deer hooves are definitely functional for tip overlays!  Go for it!!

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Offline Dauntless

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Re: Deer toes
« Reply #3 on: November 16, 2009, 10:20:15 pm »
Hooves are keratin: the same stuff as horn.  The deer ones I've handled were pretty thin walled though.
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Offline kylerprochaska

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Re: Deer toes
« Reply #4 on: November 16, 2009, 10:26:46 pm »
Well I just may have to try it and find out...I've got 8 of them...might as well experiment.

-Ky
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Offline woodstick

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Re: Deer toes
« Reply #5 on: November 16, 2009, 11:14:59 pm »
thats cool nice job.
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