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Title: some horn nocks
Post by: african man 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
(http://i278.photobucket.com/albums/kk87/africanman2/nocks/DSC_2167600.jpg)

some big war bow nocks
(http://i278.photobucket.com/albums/kk87/africanman2/nocks/DSC_2168600.jpg)

some that I'm busy with at the moment
(http://i278.photobucket.com/albums/kk87/africanman2/nocks/DSC_2169600.jpg)

top bow 60# @ 28"
middle bow  95# @ 32"
bottom bow  45# @ 28"
(http://i278.photobucket.com/albums/kk87/africanman2/nocks/DSC_2170600.jpg)

nocks on the 45# ELB  and one with the stringer on
(http://i278.photobucket.com/albums/kk87/africanman2/nocks/DSC_2148600.jpg)
(http://i278.photobucket.com/albums/kk87/africanman2/nocks/DSC_2151600.jpg)
(http://i278.photobucket.com/albums/kk87/africanman2/nocks/DSC_2164600.jpg)

Chris

Title: Re: some horn nocks
Post by: Timo on March 15, 2009, 11:26:19 am

Very nice work!

Title: Re: some horn nocks
Post by: Pat B 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)

Title: Re: some horn nocks
Post by: triton 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.

Title: Re: some horn nocks
Post by: african man 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

Title: Re: some horn nocks
Post by: Purbeck 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

Title: Re: some horn nocks
Post by: african man 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

Title: Re: some horn nocks
Post by: Purbeck on March 16, 2009, 08:22:17 pm

AM

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

Ed

Title: Re: some horn nocks
Post by: african man 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

Title: Re: some horn nocks
Post by: Fletcher the Arrow Maker 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)

Title: Re: some horn nocks
Post by: triton on March 24, 2009, 06:16:37 pm

lots of stuff here from horn to antler http://www.highlandhorn.com/

Title: Re: some horn nocks
Post by: mullet 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.

Title: Re: some horn nocks
Post by: triton 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.

Title: Re: some horn nocks
Post by: heavybow on April 09, 2009, 09:29:24 am

Ive been out. Hey Chris those horn are very nice. Cheers Marlon

Title: Re: some horn nocks
Post by: african man on April 09, 2009, 11:53:09 am

Hey Marlon , thanx , good to have you back in .... :) ...
chris  ;)

Title: Re: some horn nocks
Post by: Davepim on May 21, 2009, 09:43:23 am

Nice Nocks Chris! here's a link to the nock-cutting tool I use. http://s289.photobucket.com/albums/ll219/Davepim/Davepim%20%204/ (http://s289.photobucket.com/albums/ll219/Davepim/Davepim%20%204/)

Cheers, Dave

Title: Re: some horn nocks
Post by: Rod on May 22, 2009, 10:06:20 am

Pretty much what I use, except mine has straight sides, not convex.

Rod.