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Processing Deer leg sinew

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BowJunkie:
I am not sure if this is the right category, Please excuse me
I have several avid bow hunter's     " one's with training wheels on their bows"    >:D  that I know who are bringing me deer legs before they take their kill to the processor. I have only used sinew for arrows and stitching, and I am wanting to learn to sinew back a bow.
My question is, how many Deer legs would it take to process enough sinew to back an average size bow? 

Pappy:
About 5 or 6 per layer. :)
   Pappy

BowJunkie:
Thank Ya much Pappy

osage outlaw:
Make sure you have a bunch.  It always seems to take more than I think it will take.  Are you following the sinew up through the knee on the back legs when you cut it out?

Fred Arnold:
I'm glad you brought this question up because I had a similar question. Would the same amount apply to back sinew? Does about 1 oz processed sinew per layer sound close?

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