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A Question about Sinew

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GraemeK:
Has anyone tried to use epoxy or any other non animal glue to sinew a bow --- if so was it successfully.
I would like to build a bamboo sinew horse bow but would prefer to avoid the moisture problems that animal glue would give me.

Graeme

Pappy:
I haven't personally use it but Dirty Dan a friend that is on this site sometimes said he used TB2
on some and it worked well.I know it would help with the moisture problem. :)
   Pappy

GraemeK:
Hi Pappy
Yes I thought the best chance was TB2 or something like it as the chemical composition (polyaliphatic) is very similar to protein colloid glue so I am glad to hear that someone has tried it with success. I figured the epoxies and the like would be too stiff and low stretch but it never hurts to ask as there is always a chance someone has tried it.
Graeme

Hillbilly:
Art Butner swears by titebond for putting on sinew. Never tried it myself, but it apparantly works. I'm unclear about whether it has the same capacity to pull the bow into reflex as the combo of hide glue and sinew, but it would be a lot more water resistant.

GraemeK:
Hi Hillbilly
Yep the one thing that only animal glue will do is shrink and induce reflex. Which I guess is a bit of a disadvantage but pulling the bow into reflex prior to glueing should work OK in general and for my application the bow will be built on a form with severe reflex to begin with.   GKL

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