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Makin some arras
cowboy:
Got a question about this sinew: I've been using one piece of backstrap sinew so far, but the pieces are getting shorter. How do you guys deal with that - I'm wondering if you splice them together somehow or do several wraps and ties on each end of the fletching? Hope that made sense.
Pat B:
Cowboy, One reason I chew sinew before using it for a wrap is because the sinew and saliva together make a bit of glue. I usually use 2 or 3 pieces of sinew, one at a time to wrap around points and the nocks. Remove one piece from my mouth and wrap it then the next and so on as needed. At the end I spin the wrapped area between my fingers to smooth as I wrap them let them dry. After its dry I add glue to seal the wrap. ??? ::) does that make since? Pat
cowboy:
OK Pat, after reading that a few times I'm pretty sure I understand. You don't make any kind of knots in the sinew - you just glue it right? I used some kind of knot (don't know what it's called) think it's the way they wrap eyes on fishing poles, make a loop start wrapping around toward the loop, at the end thread your sinew through the eye and pull it all back underneath the wrap - does that make sense? ;D, quite a bit of waste doin it that way.
Got em all fletched - not the prettiest job but think will work. Points on hold over the weekend - dove season :).
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Coo-wah-chobee:
Paul....Another way is the same as u used BUt make a small loop outta art. sinew etc. As u near end of sinew place loop over sinew (loop side ta end of wrap side of sinew )and wrap over ta end. Pass end through loop and pull standin' ends of other side(where ya started) of loop. This will pull sinew under the wraps and u can tighten it some. Voila ! -no waste. Just some food fer thought, arras look good mon ! ;D......bob
DBernier:
Those are looking real good Paul. You will have so much fun shooting them. Good luck.
Dick
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