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El Destructo:
Never take mine down any smaller  that that...the smaller you make it...the more small pieces you end up breaking it  down to....a little bigger OS fine....just soak it till it's good and soft...and it works fine...

mullet:
 After seeing James Parker's sinew jobs and talking to him about it, I seperate mine as small as I can get it. It makes a big difference in how much sinew you end up using.

Pat B:
I am going to visit James and Becca tomorrow with Alan, Patrick and Hannah. Can't wait to see his new horn bow collection. Maybe shoot some other cool bows too. He was telling me the other night on the phone about the little Plains bow he's just about finished with.  8)
  I'll have to take my camera and get some good pics.  ;)

HoBow:
Pat, I did use that tile once just to see....then my wife heard a bang :o ...and she wasn't happy.

Eddie,
I tend to get more OCD the longer I'm working on it and get them smaller and smaller.  You said it makes a big difference in how much you use- I'm guessing you use less tendons if you break them up smaller because of the added volume  ??? Is that correct? The picture shows about 1.5 of the smaller pieces- at that rate, how much would I need to put 3 or 4 layers on a 59" bow? 

JW_Halverson:
I have found that the thinner your break it down, the fewer gaps you have running lengthwise down the bow.  And if you use lukewarm water to soak the sinew before glueing it softens more quickly. 

And the last thing I recommend is that you have a fine tooth comb next to the glue pot.  Strip the wetted sinew between your fingers several times to squeegee out the loose water, dunk and swish it around in the glue, then lay down the bundle of sinew on the countertop and run the comb down the bundle to straighten the fibers out.  The bundle ends up acting more like a flat ribbon that is easy to apply llike a strip of tape.  Be sure to have fresh wet glue under the bundle of sinew as you place it on the bow, and wet your finger with glue and press the bundle firmly down onto the back of the bow to get out all air bubbles.  Remember that a little overlap on each bundle is a good thing.

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