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Wood Post Horns on Swell Fork Trees
The pictures on this page show some different horns on swell fork trees. For more information on horns in general please see our Basics on Horns page. For comparisons of horns between Wades and swell forks and to compare stock thicknesses please see our Wood Post Horns page.
We use a stock thickness of 4 ¼” for wood post swell forks, unless requested otherwise, because the thicker stock balances the look of the bigger horn. If we build swell forks with stock thicknesses 4 ¾” and greater, we will increase the top cut angle so the fork doesn’t look too downhill. This changes the overall look of the horn relative to the fork. These pictures are to help you see how the different combination of horn height, cap size, pitch and stock thickness will look.
Please note: These pictures are taken with the tree on a flat table. The horn pitch will be flatter when on a horse.
Leaned Ahead (Most Common) Swell Forks
2 3/4" high horns
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| 2 3/4" high, 3 1/4" cap, 24 degrees 4 1/4" stock thickness |
2 3/4" high, 3 1/4" cap, 27 degrees 4 1/4" stock thickness |
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| 2 3/4" high, 3 1/2" cap, 24 degrees 4 1/4" stock thickness |
2 3/4" high, 3 1/2" cap, 27 degrees 4 1/2" stock thickness |
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| 2 3/4" high, 3 3/4" cap, 24 degrees 4 1/2" stock thickness |
3" high horns
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| 3" high, 3 1/4" cap, 24 degrees 4 1/4" stock thickness |
3" high, 3 1/4" cap, 27 degrees 4 1/4" stock thickness |
3" high, 3 1/4" cap, 30 degrees 4 1/4" stock thickness |
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| 3" high, 3 1/2" cap, 24 degrees 4 1/2" stock thickness |
3" high, 3 1/2" cap, 27 degrees 4 1/4" stock thickness |
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| 3" high, 3 3/4" cap, 24 degrees 4 1/4" stock thickness |
3" high, 3 3/4" cap, 27 degrees 4 1/2" stock thickness |
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| 3" high, 4" cap, 24 degrees 4 1/2" stock thickness |
3" high, 4" cap, 27 degrees 5" stock thickness |
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| 3" high, 5" cap, 24 degrees 5" stock thickness |
3" high, 4 1/2" cap, 27 degrees 4 1/2" stock thickness |
3 1/4" high horns
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| 3 1/4" high, 3 1/4" cap, 24 degrees 4 1/4" stock thickness |
3 1/4" high, 3 1/4" cap, 27 degrees 4 1/4" stock thickness |
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| 3 1/4" high, 3 1/2" cap, 24 degrees 4 1/2" stock thickness |
3 1/4" high, 3 1/2" cap, 27 degrees 4 1/2" stock thickness |
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| 3 1/4" high, 3 3/4" cap, 24 degrees 4 1/2" stock thickness |
3 1/4" high, 3 3/4" cap, 27 degrees 4 3/4" stock thickness |
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| 3 1/4" high, 4 1/2" cap, 24 degrees 5" stock thickness |
3 1/4" high, 5" cap, 27 degrees 5" stock thickness |
3 1/4" high, 4 1/4" cap, 30 degrees 4 1/2" stock thickness, extra thick neck |
3 1/2" high horns
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| 3 1/2" high, 3 1/4" cap, 24 degrees 4 1/4" stock thickness |
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| 3 1/2" high, 3 3/4" cap, 24 degrees 4 3/4" stock thickness |
3 1/2" high, 3 1/2" cap, 27 degrees 4 1/4" stock thickness |
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| 3 1/2" high, 4" cap, 24 degrees 4 1/2" stock thickness |
3 1/2" high, 4" cap, 27 degrees 4 1/4" stock thickness |
3 1/2" high, 4" cap, 30 degrees 5" stock thickness |
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| 3 1/2" high, 4 1/4" cap, 24 degrees 5" stock thickness |
Stood Up Swell Forks
2 3/4" high horns
| 19 degrees (24 degree equivalent) | 22 degrees (27 degree equivalent) |
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| 2 3/4" high, 4" cap, 4 3/4" stock 19 degrees (24 degree equivalent) |
2 3/4" high, 3 1/4" cap, 4 3/4" stock 22 degrees (27 degree equivalent) |
3" high horns
| 19 degrees (24 degree equivalent) | 22 degrees (27 degree equivalent) |
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| 3" high, 3 1/4" cap, 4 1/2" stock 19 degrees (24 degree equivalent) |
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| 3" high, 3 1/2" cap, 4 1/2" stock 19 degrees (24 degree equivalent) |
3" high, 3 1/2" cap, 4 1/4" stock 22 degrees (27 degree equivalent) |
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| 3" high, 3 3/4" cap, 5" stock 22 degrees (27 degree equivalent) |
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| 3" high, 4" cap, 4 1/2" stock 22 degrees (27 degree equivalent) |
3 1/4" high horns
| 19 degrees (24 degree equivalent) | 22 degrees (27 degree equivalent) |
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| 3 1/4" high, 3 1/4" cap, 4 1/4" stock 19 degrees (24 degree equivalent) |
3 1/4" high, 3 1/4" cap, 4 1/2" stock 22 degrees (27 degree equivalent) |
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| 3 1/4" high, 3 1/2" cap, 4 1/4" stock 19 degrees (24 degree equivalent) |
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| 3 1/4" high, 4" cap, 4 1/4" stock 19 degrees (24 degree equivalent) |
3 1/8" high, 3 3/4" cap, 4 3/4" stock 22 degrees (27 degree equivalent) |
3 1/2" high horn
| 19 degrees (24 degree equivalent) |
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| 3 1/2" high, 3 1/2" cap, 4 1/4" stock 19 degrees (24 degree equivalent) |