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BowJunkie:
Once you have acquired sinew.
Dried it out.
Pounded it with a rock
Then pull it apart into long shreds.
Their really isn't a need to chew it correct?
I mean,,, one could just dip it into water or glue and proceed as normal?
The reason I ask, I tried chewing about 6 nice strands and twisting them together end to end.
This stuff isn't very tasty. Just wanted to make sure that chewing doesn't somehow magically realign properties in the sinew.  ::)

triggerfinger:

--- Quote from: BowJunkie on August 01, 2011, 12:56:01 am ---This stuff isn't very tasty.

--- End quote ---

Have you tried putting bacon on it?  Mmmmmmmm bacon

Pat B:
You can soak sinew in water to soften it but have to use glue to make it stick. You can soak it in hide glue and it will soften and stick. I prefer to chew it until it is soft and make the wrap. Your saliva and the sinew makes it's own glue. I don't chew sinew for it's flavor. I chew it to make it soft and to make it stick without using glue. Also, I only chew a small strand at a time so I can keep it from tangleing. While I'm wrapping one piece I am chewing another.

BowJunkie:
Thank you for the response Pat, I was not aware that saliva and sinew would make it's own glue.  :-[
LOL Triggerfinger, maybe I should soak the sinew in bacon grease before I gnaw on it next time.

726whk:
I chew my sinew when makin' arrows cause i'm usin' smaller quantities but when i sinew back a bow i soak the sinew in a pan of warm water then squeegee with fingers and dip in hide glue......too much sinew to chew for me !
Tim

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