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Winter project - Yew Recurve bow
Prarie Bowyer:
What does the braided fishing line do?
I never thought of doing that with raw hide! Pet store pieces? I live next to a farm supply that sells these giant raw hide bones and I'm now wondering how to unroll them and redry them. I think it will involve a long soak. I seem to remember getting slapped by a wet raw hide my Great Dane used to play with as a child.
Adam:
WOW! What an amazing bow! Thanks for sharing.
Josh:
You are doing a wonderful job on this bow, Gordon. I have really enjoyed this buildalong as well as your hazelnut buildalong.. both are very inspiring and informative as well. Thanks for all the time and effort you have put into these I know it isn't an easy task. Your attention to detail is stunning and the way you are answering everyone's questions as you go is a great contribution to the bow making community. Some people who make bows at your level try to keep many of their secrets close to the vest, but the way you freely share all your knowledge and experience is just a reflection on the kind of person you are at heart. Thank you Gordon. You truly are an inspiration. :)
Gordon:
Prairie,
The fishing line just creates a nice smooth transition from the built up area to the handle. It's probably overkill, I'm being a little obsessive. The rawhide I used was not dog chews, though I suppose you could make those work with some effort.
Thank you all for all the nice comments.
snag:
Gordon,
I like the idea of wrapping the shaped rawhide with the fishing line to even things up. I just purchased a roll of 1" wide rawhide at Oregon Leather Works here in Eugene to do this myself. Good timing in observing how you do this. Thank you, David
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