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how to tie on an arrowhead?
Mark Anderson:
--- Quote from: sa on January 03, 2011, 11:31:09 pm ---i made some field tips with artificial sinew but after 6 or so shots the sinew starts to frey on the tip . how can i stop that?
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Smear some more super glue on it and smooth it down. Work fast or you'll be stuck like crazy.
Mark
_Jon_:
I tried artificial sinew and had the same trouble. I got some advice from some friends and if you use trueoil over superglue it will help keep it from breaking down the strands in artificial sinew. However I switched to using real sinew and that works a whole lot better in my opinion. The neat thing about real sinew is as it drys it shrinks tightening everything up nicely. I use real sinew now to wrap my nocks and feathers also. I just got a ton of it from a buddy of mine in the UP.
Pappy:
I agree with most of the above,I have tried artificial sinew and it will work in a pinch but real sinew is mush better in my opinion. If you don't mind chewing it,it works even better than soaking it.I use back strap sinew for this,I am sure any would work but back strap is longer on white tail than the leg and that is all I have access to on a regular basic. I then seal over it after it is good and dry with tru oil and you are good to go. No freying. I have a good friend that only uses artificial sinew and he dose the same as Mark,I just don't like the bother. :)
Pappy
andy thomas:
wow guys those are some nice looking arrows
iowabow:
Question that I would like some input on. I can identify 3 functions of the sinew 1: hold the very tip of the wood together in the even that the shoulder of the pine pitch breaks this keep the wood from separating at the tip of the wooden part of the arrow. 2: warps of sinew around the notches in the arrowhead that continue to the shaft then hold the arrowhead on in the shaft (because if only warped at the tip then the arrowhead could separate from the shaft), 3: warps of a 1/2 inch on the shaft prevent the arrowhead from splitting the halving due to impact. I want to have a good functional agreement before I move to my next question. Does everyone agree on the function or are there more?
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