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Main Discussion Area => English Warbow => Topic started by: stuckinthemud on August 14, 2016, 09:31:55 am

Title: fitting horn nocks
Post by: stuckinthemud on August 14, 2016, 09:31:55 am

Hi Everyone.

I have fitted some waterbuffalo horn nocks to a holly bow - very strong colour contrast, literally black on white.  The joint is not quite perfect,  not quite straight and a 0.5mm gap at one point where the bow flattens off across the back and where the horn nock was cut too big around.  Any advice on fixing a teeny gap on a horn nock?  Did think about filling with cyano and charcoal?

Title: Re: fitting horn nocks
Post by: Del the cat on August 14, 2016, 04:57:31 pm

Fine horn filings mixed with clear epoxy (plenty of horn, fairly dry mix).
If you have that problem again where the back is V flat, a good trick is to glue on a thin overlay of matching wood to bulk up the tip and the n file it round, it can be blended gradually into the flat back.
Del

Title: Re: fitting horn nocks
Post by: stuckinthemud on August 15, 2016, 07:17:21 am

Thanks Del, will give it a go.