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Title: using hog/deer toe nails for tips?
Post by: paulc on April 01, 2010, 08:20:48 pm

Hey All, I had been saving toe nails from some kills in order to use them on a bow...I thought they might make decent tip overlays.  But now I am having a hard time figuring out how to work with the toenails to create a tip overlay.  Anyone else ever use a toenail on their bows?  How did you cut it/machine it to mate it with the bow?  TIA, paulc

Title: Re: using hog/deer toe nails for tips?
Post by: Pappy on April 02, 2010, 08:07:48 am

I just saw them as flat as I can and put um on a belt sander. Be sure to degrease good,they are kind of like using bone,a little oily sometimes. :)
   Pappy

Title: Re: using hog/deer toe nails for tips?
Post by: TRACY on April 02, 2010, 10:00:54 am

Yeah, make sure you degrease the glue side like Pappy said and you'll be fine. I use hooves for nock overlays and strike plates.

Tracy

Title: Re: using hog/deer toe nails for tips?
Post by: Stickhead on April 02, 2010, 11:01:34 am

I did it once and liked the results.  Just used a hacksaw, then hand files.

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Title: Re: using hog/deer toe nails for tips?
Post by: paulc on April 02, 2010, 11:26:33 am

Thanks so much for the feed back...and here I was all proud of myself with a unique idea!  :-\

I will let you know how it works for me...not sure about getting it to stick to my bamboo backing

Title: Re: using hog/deer toe nails for tips?
Post by: KenH on April 02, 2010, 11:39:32 am

Hoof or hooves Paul  ;) not toenails! ::) :o