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Hide glue
Coo-wah-chobee:
Excuse me an "color me dumb" but what is"commercial hide glue?" Da ya mean liquid hide glue ? Whose Tim Baker ? Knox gelatine ifn thats what ya mean is not made from beef skin but hawg bones er skin ;).......bob
Justin Snyder:
Eddie, I guess I shouldn't use such strong terms. You are right, it will work. But they add a salt solution to it to keep it from gelling like untreated hide glue. As soon as it gels, it is all good glue. It just has to gel first, which it is designed not to do until it starts to dry.
Kiwijim, what is bakers definition of commercial hide glue, or gelatin. Gelatin is commercial animal glue. If Davies gelatin is made from "beef skin" it is commercial hide glue. How can commercial hide glue be at least as strong as commercial hide glue, much less stronger. They just treat it with a few more chemicals and call it gelatin it so people will eat it. Justin
Hillbilly:
I'll agree that hide glue made from deer or other wild rawhide has more juju, and if I was making a true replica, I would make my own. But if I just want a good functional sinewed bow, I go with Knox. Easy, and it's way stronger than it needs to be. I've sinewed three bows with Knox, and it works great, the stuff is very strong. If the sinew comes off, it will have chunks of wood attached to it.
Kegan:
Well, due to a lack of both moeny and materials, I am gonna go with Knox for this one (the bow performs well on it's own, the sinew is just... well I just wanna sinew it ;D). If it does wana pull off I assume a few lashing every few inches of sinew will help it? Oh well, this will be just another experiment ;D.
Hillbilly:
If you degrease the bow, rough the back up a bit, and size it good with some Knox, you shouldn't have any trouble with the sinew coming off. Like I said, if it does, it'll have chunks of wood still attached to it.
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