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Gluing Sinew
Kegan:
Well, her she is. Holds tight and she pulls well out to 24" (pretty sure she has 26" in her- did before the backing and heat treatment). Not as nice as hide glue, but alot easier than boiling down crystaline hide glue.
Trapper- I have been wanting to try Titebond hide glue for a while. Got to try and get some for some more experimentation ;D!
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D. Tiller:
Ok! My next bow is going with Tightbond!!! That looks like a great bow but Tiller looks a bit stiff just out of the handle and toward the tip on the left limb.
Kegan:
--- Quote from: D. Tiller on May 24, 2007, 06:14:18 pm ---Ok! My next bow is going with Tightbond!!! That looks like a great bow but Tiller looks a bit stiff just out of the handle and toward the tip on the left limb.
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I like to make the top limb (right) bend more than the bottom. Over time it evens out. The tips actually bends nicely, but got cropped off in the picture :P!
tpoof:
Congrats on your titebond success! Thats a great lookin stick you got there! bends real nice! ;)
I like my hide glue though,,,actually Knox gelatin,, it works so slick,, like a match made in heaven.. ;D never tried titebond,,, yet,,lol
Pat B:
The nice thing about using TBIII with sinew is that it is waterproof when cured. If you live in a humid climate your bow draw weight will stay stable. However when it gets cold you will pick up a few pounds(as much as 10#).
I shot a sinew backed (with TBIII) bow that Art Butner made and it was a great shooter. Maybe not quite the zip you get from sinew/hide glue but it shot very well. Pat
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