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Title: African Horns & Bushbow
Post by: tippit on September 06, 2020, 11:10:56 AM
I had a very unusual yesterday.  A friend of my wife brought over some interesting African horns, a Bush bow, and hides because they were cleaning out a storage unit form 1972! It seems the husband went on a 2 Month safari in 1972, brought back trophies, stored them, and never touched them until a couple of days ago. He knew I made knives with horn and asked if I wanted these as he was going to throw them all in a dumpster!!

Hides still wrapped from 1972...Impala, Steinbok, Dui Kar, Spring Bok, Gens Bok, and Eland.
Horns Cape Buffalo, Wildebeest, Eland, and I forget the last trophy.
Plus he gave me a Bush bow he picked up on safari. My shop now has an African wall :)

Bow is 54 " long, rounded and tapered to the ends.  The tiller is still good even though it has been in a storage unit strung for almost 50 years...luckily the brace height was very low.  The string is some sort of fiber...not sinew. I don't know what the wood is...has more the appearance of walnut maybe mahogany...tippit



Title: Re: African Horns & Bushbow
Post by: 4dogs on September 06, 2020, 11:26:03 AM
 :thumbsup:
Title: Re: African Horns & Bushbow
Post by: wisconsin wood butcher on September 06, 2020, 11:35:31 AM
that's amazing
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Post by: Sockrsblur on September 06, 2020, 03:20:05 PM
Very nice Jeff
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Post by: ron w on September 06, 2020, 04:02:15 PM
Well that’s pretty cool......
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Post by: wood carver 2 on September 06, 2020, 04:21:05 PM
I’m pretty sure the horns on the left are hartebeest.
Nice haul, especially the bow.
Dave.
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Post by: Pat B on September 06, 2020, 05:38:48 PM
That is a very cool bow. Plenty of knife handles in those "trophies".   :thumbsup:
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Post by: Friend on September 07, 2020, 11:28:09 PM
Rediscovered treasure...
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Post by: Ray Lyon on September 09, 2020, 07:41:15 AM
👍👍. That’s awesome
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Post by: SlowBowKing on September 09, 2020, 09:55:47 PM
Wow, so cool that they thought of you! Glad it didn’t end up in the trash.
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Post by: Terry Green on September 10, 2020, 10:50:40 AM
VERY cool gift Jeff!
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Post by: Sam McMichael on September 10, 2020, 02:46:20 PM
None of my friends ever gave me goodies like that! The bow is especially cool. Will a round bow hold up under usage? Why doesn't it break under tension? How great will that stuff look in an archery collection!
Title: Re: African Horns & Bushbow
Post by: tippit on September 10, 2020, 02:48:05 PM
Well Sam,
I do have a few bows for an archery collection :)
Title: Re: African Horns & Bushbow
Post by: Wudstix on September 15, 2020, 10:24:25 AM
Neat gift.
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