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Supplies:One Peacan rough out board from badgerDeer back Sinew and Hide Glue (knox jello) from Tim BakerStep one: Get Tim to spend his evening before processing all the sinew.Step two: Wet Down Sinew...
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It has been applied to the BACK of the bow, but the bow has been tied into reflex for the sinewing process.
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Is that the way its done all the time or only to induce reflex...I am new to this topic although have made a few bows which aren't exactally perfect....thanks...
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Albert: Probably most modern sinewed bow are not pulled and held in reflex as the sinew is applied and dried. The sinew is just as protective on such bows. But the small increase in stored energy...
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will there be any positive effects when sinewing ur bow in the winter time? cause then humidity is lower. by the time i get to sinewing my bow it wil be in the heart of winter.
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Sharparrows: Hide glue gells to quickly in cool air, and the just sinewed surface dries too quickly in dry air--too quickly compared to the inner glue, that is. It's best by far to sinew in warm, damp...
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I do most of my sinew backed bows in the Winter. Once I have applied the sinew I will let it sit in my workshop for a few hours then move it to the base of my stairs where there's a lot of cool air...
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I draw the line at freezing. No my workshop is heated.Marc
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From the other discussion about humidity and wood strength, a bow backed with sinew would be strongest at 0% moisture content?
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Fundin: That's a valuable line of thought. I'd bet zero is too low for safety, but if the back is sufficiently protected with sinew the bow could be dried and maintained at very low MC, raising not...
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Excuse: The last line above should say ... would take the set of a high MC bow.
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TimI have for many years said that a sinew backed bow should be used at a lower MC than if unbackedMarc
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Ha, I have plans for a sinwed bow, (lots of moose sinew after hunting) And I might make it my "Winter bow" when RH is about 10-30% indoors. I have been thinking of using Juniper, but is there any wood...
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Fundin, virtually all woods behave better in compression when dry, but I don't think you could do any better than a piece of juniper. Juniper (and yew) is perhaps the best sinew/wood combo there is.
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How is the bow comming along, is it showing reflex yet? Steve
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So Tim mentioned above that 1.5 oz of sinew is a good place to start withthe dimensions of the bow in the buildalong. Does that mean that if I just weigh some elk sinew it will be same? I quess a...
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danceswithtrout, u can shorten ur bow if its gonna be sinew backed, so then less sinew needed
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DWT: Remember that 1.5 oz was dry, processed sinew. All shredded and ready to apply. That 1.5oz started out as up to 3oz of raw backstrap--sometimes there's a lot of waste while shredding. And often...
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