| From: Osr144
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| Date: 28-Aug-15 |
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I have been doing reinforced self knocks like for ever.Over the years I have used hardwood,Aluminum, Perspex ,horn, and bone.I really like bone but it's time consuming to work and it also stinks.I just got a piece of electrical circuit board made of some polly resin or epoxy stuff .This stuff works like bone but shapes far more easily.It should give me the look of bone but less work.The stuff is called Type Z Bramite . This is what I been using in the past.Top hardwoodSecond row bone Third row Bramite Bottom row sawn unprepossessing bone.
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| From: Osr144
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| Date: 28-Aug-15 |
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Sorry picture went side ways.and spell check turned unprocessed to unprocessing.Marking out the shafts for the Braymite inserts now.Doing 8 for starters. Osr
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| From: BATMAN
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| Date: 28-Aug-15 |
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OSR? MY CONFUSION & CURIOSITY? Wouldn't bone be easier to work with? Or a case if it's not as durable? My agreement on working bone! I can't stand the smell! (UGH!) STAY SAFE / WELL / COMFORTABLE & BLESSED BE! Batman PS? How all the arrows going? You still have a heap to go?
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| From: Osr144
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| Date: 28-Aug-15 |
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hey Batman I hit the 100 mark with my footed shaft making.Still got about another300 odd in reserve.Won't be running out too soon.I also got some Malaysian Ramin try as well.Yeah you keep safe and well too. OSR
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| From: Jeff Durnell
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| Date: 28-Aug-15 |
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Rich, they look great. I'd like to see some better pics up close... better lighting maybe?
Personally, I love the smell of bone, horn, brain, hide glue, etc being worked. I haven't tried to analyze it :^)
What kind of bone is that?
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| From: Osr144
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| Date: 29-Aug-15 |
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Jeff I tried to get better pictures here is that Bramite stuff I was doing today .I can't do multiple pictures in 1 post as yet so bare with me please.Not too good with phone cameras.
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| From: Osr144
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| Date: 29-Aug-15 |
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Here is some old bone ones some are a bit rough.
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| From: Osr144
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| Date: 29-Aug-15 |
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Here is a hardwood reinforced knock
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| From: Osr144
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| Date: 29-Aug-15 |
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Solid Australian iron bark hard wood.Another source of knock material is ivory and ebony.Now I know Ivory is now prohibited and ebony not real common either.You can use old piano key ivory for reinforcement.The black ebony keys make good solid ebony knocks. Plenty of old pianos around. OSR
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| From: BATMAN
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| Date: 29-Aug-15 |
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OSR? My BAD? I meant " HORN" not bone in the first question! Getting old! Had a brain fart! Batman
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| From: neuse
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| Date: 30-Aug-15 |
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Please explain.
How did you join the solid hardwood nock to the arrow?
Footed nock
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| From: Osr144
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| Date: 30-Aug-15 |
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Neuse I turn a shouldered pin on the knock blank by spinning it in a electric drill.With the arrow I drill a corresponding hole in the end of the shaft and glue the blank knock in with epoxy.I then finish the knock as if it was a self knock. It takes 15 to 20 minets per knock.I have a jig I made to drill the end of the shaft dead center and to the correct depth.I also works with horn and bone too.The pin I turn is 31/6" diameter x 3/8" long.Not a real hard procedure .Just takes time that's all.Black ebony piano keys are the prettiest knock and these I sometimes splice. OSR
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