Deer back sinew for trade

[stevecpa66]

I see another post for sinew for trade, but thought I'd throw mine out anyway. I have about 30 pieces right now.

I have some deer back sinew to trade. The sinew has been scraped and dried but not processed beyond that. You can see a sampling in the pics that follow. The ruler is 12 inches and most pieces should be atleast 14 inches. The piece directly below the ruler should be ignored, as this is the longest piece and skews the average sample.

I would be willing to trade for moose billets (preferably a large one as I have a medium and smaller one), a flute would be nice (although I can't play), some pipestone would be fun to try my hand at, knappable material. Or anything else you may have.

Things I don't need are: bamboo for arrows (still working on a 500 piece shipment), turkey feathers for fletching. My wife says I have enough knappable material, but ignore her.





Here is some work that I wrapped with this sinew and hide glue.



   

[zenmonkeyman]

I have nothing to trade, but I just have to comment...

That knife is AWESOME!!!  Even if the blade ever snaps, it will still have some "bite".    Seriously, that belongs on the cover of a magazine.

[stevecpa66]

Thanks zen for the compliment.

I don't make many knives, but that one came together nicely. The jaw bone was found while walking gravel bars looking for points. I have the other jaw bone as well so Ill probably make another one after tax season which should make a nice display.

Steve

[zeNBowyer]

I  concur,  nice  work,
How stable is  the hafting on  the  shaft  with  sinew,
does  it  hold  up  to punishment?
zeNBowyer

[ZanderPommo]

in my experience if you keep it wet a sinew binding will hold up as well or better than almost any other material

[Pappy]

Nice stash,I have plenty but I am sure some one will come along,very nice knife also.In my experience Zander you don't want it to stay wet,but you rap it wet and let it dry then you need to keep it dry. If it gets wet again it will come apart. I love backstrap sinew,I use it for everything.
   Pappy

[stevecpa66]

zeNBowyer,

Everybody is right on with their advice.

I get the sinew wet, coat it with hide glue, and wrap it around the shaft. It will shrink some and dry fairly clear and hard. Once I'm sure that the point is balanced and centered, I cheat a little  and coat it with a clear varnish or shellac to make it waterproof.

Steve

[ZanderPommo]

sorry pappy i mispoke.
what i meant was once "knifeified"--> .....it should stay dry, but is most definately applied wet

i have also found that even superglue will not keep haftings together in wet weather, although it has made them last alot longer.
once again this is in my experience only, YMMV

[bowman26]

I need some sinew for a bow but all I have is grey goose feathers. Can't come off any staves or nothin. Goose feathers aren't as durable as turkey feathers but they're more water resistant.

[stevecpa66]

Bowman26

Thank you for the offer, but I am not in any need of feathers at this point.

Steve

[JW_Halverson]

I have a nice piece of pipestone/red catlinite that is sawn to a rough pipe shape.  Sending you a PM with further contact information.

[juniper junkie]

I have a lot of obsidian. rainbow, midnight lace, mahogany, etc. let me know if you want some.

[riarcher]

I'd be tickled to get some if it's still available.
All I'll have is some Bamboo for shafts in a bit. (or whatevers)

[stevecpa66]

riarcher,

Thank you for the offer, but I'm still working on that 500 piece bundle I got this past summer.

Steve

[riarcher]

Got some killer sweet habinaro relish that I put up.
It's hotter than....
But I'm afraid to turn it loose on the uninitiated.
Great for the mother inlaws!!!