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George Tsoukalas:
I wet the sinew, use it for the wrapping, coat with hide glue and after it dries I seal with pine pitch. Jawge

billy:
On your last wrap of sinew just tuck the sinew under itself.  Pull it tight, cut off the excess, and let it dry.  If done right it will almost never come loose.  And I do like Pat does....I chew it well to make sure it's fully hydrated.  Also, I gently score the area where the sinew wraps will be with a stone knife....that helps give the sinew something to grip when it dries.  I've seen that same scoring under sinew wraps of real indian arrows in the Smithsonian when I examined their collection 2 years ago.

Bullitt:
Steal some finger nail polish from the wife, works great. And like others said pitch, s.g., poly, or any othe finish works good also! Good Shootin, Steve

mullet:
  I soak my sinew in a bowl of warm water with a squirt of TB3 in it. I apply it and then put a film of glue over it when it dries. I quit chewing sinew when CWD was found in deer, a good way to transfer some DNA. :-\

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