I've completely disassembled and reassembled a gen and can tell you they are heavily processed. They take a lot of work and finesse to make. The reason being, is that generally the horns are found in a really hard area of the hide that does not easily lend to strap making. The horns are also in sequence, there are no single horns by themselves.
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Some makers do a good job w/ the horns, while others don't. AP Bands look like tumors under the hide IMO. They do not use the proper portions of hide. When I make mine I try to use the tiles with the under developed horns, and raise them up a bit from underneath.
By the way, none of this is a sales pitch. I'm not even taking orders for AP straps anymore. I want my life back.
I actually like the boobies on my ApBands strap

But have to admit its night and day compared to OEM Hornback, you can easily see the sequence of horns on this OEM strap

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