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D. Tiller:
Can I make a suggestion Manny? When sinewing the bow allow the bundle of sinew to be put on the bow soak in water untill its soft. I use a shallow pan and just put enough water in it to just cover the bundle. Allow it to sit untill completly soft and white in color and no longer clear. The TBIII will not soak enough into the sinew to allow it to cmpletly relax. Squeegie out the excess water from sinew and then apply TBIII to sinew before aplying it to the bow. When a layer is down aply another thin coating of TBIII over the top using your fingers.
You may also want to wrap some serran wrap arround the sinew for a day or two to retard the drying process a bit so the sinew and glue can dry at closer to the same rate. I did this with my last bow and it helped out a bit. Not as good as hide glue or Knox but it works pretty good and comes close.
Good luck!
David T
NOMADIC PIRATE:
Thanks David.
Didn't have enougth time last nite or this morning to tackle this venture, ...but I got a bit of spare time to steembend the kink in my Guava ELB
NOMADIC PIRATE:
She's under doctor orders, not to move for a little while ;)
NOMADIC PIRATE:
Marc St Louis:
Well maybe that will work, Manny.
I always wet my sinew before soaking and I use hot water, not so hot that it will burn my fingers though. Softens the sinew really well.
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