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13-04-2018, 06:25 #51
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13-04-2018, 18:29 #52
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Re: 1883 Black Powder Hunt at Weltevreden Farm (2018)
Gert, as a complete neophyte on the subject of oxen, are horns a necessary prerequisite or can polled cattle be used too?
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13-04-2018, 19:06 #53
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Re: 1883 Black Powder Hunt at Weltevreden Farm (2018)
No, horns are not a prerequisite for oxen to be acceptable as oxen. The Afrikaner oxen was a symbol of the Voortrekker trek era where they used Afrikaner oxen since they were adapt to any harsh environment and were big , strong and tough..It is much easier to use Percheron horses since they are easier to work with and are really strong...but only Afrikaner oxen /indigenous cattle was available in those times...so the tradition continuous... it is a grand sight to see when twelve fully grown Afrikaner oxen are pulling a freight ox wagon
Imagine you have twelve of these oxen in front of an ox wagon..
Here is a photo or two of the Percheron horses..
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17-04-2018, 16:00 #54
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Re: 1883 Black Powder Hunt at Weltevreden Farm (2018)
Members, commenced getting all my camping gear and camp kitchen gear together and started packing for the hunt.... I will be as usual do a feedback in photos and writing about our adventure...
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21-04-2018, 17:58 #55
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Re: 1883 Black Powder Hunt at Weltevreden Farm (2018)
Working to complete these items before the hunt...ball peen hammer with spring steel inserted..still need to forge weld with borax...
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22-04-2018, 15:40 #56
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Re: 1883 Black Powder Hunt at Weltevreden Farm (2018)
I completed putting together my hunting camp knife...I only need to do the finishing on this knife.
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22-04-2018, 17:25 #57
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Re: 1883 Black Powder Hunt at Weltevreden Farm (2018)
I like that blade as well as the antler handle. Are the 'rustic' indentations (pitting) man-made or the result of rusting in the metal beforehand?
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22-04-2018, 17:38 #58
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Re: 1883 Black Powder Hunt at Weltevreden Farm (2018)
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22-04-2018, 20:25 #59
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24-04-2018, 20:32 #60
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Re: 1883 Black Powder Hunt at Weltevreden Farm (2018)
Spend some time to make a sheath for my hunting camp knife. Will upload photos of the complete sheath...
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