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Title: Glue for horn tip overlays
Post by: John Malone on March 30, 2018, 07:59:20 AM

Hey fellows, I don't have smooth on, and I'm not ordering any for two sets of tip overlays. The material is buffalo horn to bamboo, what glue do you guys use? I have tight bond super glue and unibond. Any ideas? Also I put them on top, I don't cut and attach them at an angle.

Title: Re: Glue for horn tip overlays
Post by: Roy from Pa on March 30, 2018, 08:58:23 AM

Lots of guys use super glue. The unibond will work but ya gotta let it dry 24 hours.

Title: Re: Glue for horn tip overlays
Post by: Forwardhandle on March 30, 2018, 09:58:43 AM

My last BBH I used blue top gorilla glue Water buffalo horn to BB ,1000 arrows + no issues , I cleaned the area with acetone & sized the horn with thin CA !

Title: Re: Glue for horn tip overlays
Post by: Boobacker on March 30, 2018, 01:47:37 PM

Roy didn't tell you he used a nail gun on his tip overlays! :bigsmyl:

Title: Re: Glue for horn tip overlays
Post by: John Malone on March 30, 2018, 03:04:02 PM

Thanks guys, I will try the unibond. I let that sit 24 hours before I mess with it any way.

Title: Re: Glue for horn tip overlays
Post by: BMorv on March 30, 2018, 03:37:05 PM

A lot of times my tips are shaped in a way that I can’t really clamp them, so I’ve used super glue.  I never think it’s going to hold up, but it has never failed me.  If I can clamp them I use TB3.  Unibond will surly work, it’s just more involved with mixing a special batch just for the overlays.
If all else fails, a Sheetrock screw through the middle works well.  Roy taught me that

Title: Re: Glue for horn tip overlays
Post by: BMorv on March 30, 2018, 03:40:59 PM

Oh sorry, forgot the question was about horn.  I haven’t worked with horn yet.

Title: Re: Glue for horn tip overlays
Post by: Roy from Pa on March 30, 2018, 07:30:59 PM

What's ya waiting on, Benton....

Title: Re: Glue for horn tip overlays
Post by: BMorv on March 31, 2018, 01:36:36 PM

I guess a decent price.  Where are you guys getting your horn material? Knife scales on the auction site?

Title: Re: Glue for horn tip overlays
Post by: Forwardhandle on March 31, 2018, 02:03:44 PM

I got the full length slats on the auction and from a friend of mine  , the cut off peaces last for lots of bows       

Title: Re: Glue for horn tip overlays
Post by: Roy from Pa on March 31, 2018, 08:33:56 PM

http://www.texasknife.com/vcom/index.php

Title: Re: Glue for horn tip overlays
Post by: PEL on March 31, 2018, 09:46:06 PM

I got buffalo horn at the pet store as dog chews.  seems ok so far.