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Title: Replacing Tip Overlays
Post by: bpjon on August 02, 2016, 12:33:00 AM

I recently bought a 1954 Bear Kodiak off of ****, and the gentleman who sold it to me was not as forthright as I would have liked regarding the bow's condition. One of the tip overlays is damaged and needs to be replaced. I have some slabs of water buffalo horn laying around, left over from my delusions of adequacy regarding my knife making skills. Would this be an adequate material for the overlay? It has some very subtle streaks in it, and I think it would be quite striking on a bow.

Title: Re: Replacing Tip Overlays
Post by: mikkekeswick on August 02, 2016, 02:17:00 AM

Yes it will work just fine.

Title: Re: Replacing Tip Overlays
Post by: Roy from Pa on August 02, 2016, 09:14:00 AM

I use water buffalo horn for tip overlays on all the bows I build..

Title: Re: Replacing Tip Overlays
Post by: PEARL DRUMS on August 02, 2016, 09:16:00 AM

It would work great, and you can put a skinny string on the bow afterwards.

Title: Re: Replacing Tip Overlays
Post by: LittleBen on August 02, 2016, 12:47:00 PM

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Originally posted by PEARL DRUMS:
It would work great, and you can put a skinny string on the bow afterwards.

As long as you replace both the tip overlays.

Title: Re: Replacing Tip Overlays
Post by: bpjon on August 04, 2016, 05:15:00 PM

Thank you everybody!