more horn questions and a very unexpected surprise.

[kid bow]

so my buddy was digging through his grandfathers garage and came upon a piece of black gold..... yes that's right he came upon a very nice pair of gemsbok horns one is 36 inches the other is 34. they are the full horn from base to tip. now my question is. how do I take this wonderful material and get it to the point where I can use it for a bow? mainly down at the base where all the ripples are in the horn.

[Pat B]

I'm gonna move this to the "Horn Bow" section. better chance of an appropriate answer.

[kid bow]

my apologies pat

[Pat B]

No problem. 

[dragonman]

you have to saw down the centre, find a way to boil the half section till soft then clamp it flat, smooth the surfaces and you've got 2 horn belly laminations. some people have used the 2 horns whole inserted a wooden handle and used the horns whole, these types of bows dont shoot very well, they are more for looks.....the boiling and flattening isnt easy, at least it wasnt when I tried it....but dont take my words for it , I'm sure others with more experience of these types of bows have more and better info...

[DC]

That's funny. Where oh where am I going to find horn to make a bow??? Oh, wait here's some.
Do you have a large collection of gold watches?

[kid bow]

no. lol

[bubby]

http://www.primitivearcher.com/smf/index.php/topic,42181.0.html
Here ya go kid a step by step

[BowEd]

There's a build along out there to get horn laminations from gemsbok horn for a sinew,wood core,horn bow.Scroll back a ways it's on page 7.

[bubby]

I'm a step ahead of you ed

[BowEd]

I see that now bub.Thanks!!!Not to talk over someones' thread here but a person can do all the planning and reading they want to make these horn bows but in the end you have to get your feet wet.Take your licks and move on.

[bubby]

You are 100% correct Ed, but a little pre plan never hurt😄

[BowEd]

Yep for sure.The devil can be in the details.