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DC:
A while I made some hide glue from dog bone rawhide. I turned out beautifully clear, like butterscotch candy. I made some the other day from sinew scraps and knee joints and stuff. It gelled really well and in all respects looked great except it was cloudy. Does the cloudiness affect the quality of the glue? If so is there a way to clarify it?

Zuma:
Wish I could help. Only advise is beware
of the dog you stole the bone from.
Good luck with a neat project.
Zuma

DC:
I went to a local butcher to get beef sinew. They were tossing the sinew in a bucket. I guess they got tired of separating sinew from bones so they threw in a bunch of knee/ankle joints with sinew attached. After I separated the sinew I thought I would make glue from the leftovers. Like I said, it gelled real well but was cloudy. I wasn't sure it would make good glue so I made French Onion soup with it. Good soup!

tipi stuff:
I've made a lot of glue from sinew. I haven't done any comparative testing on it, but it holds well. I have sinew backed many, many bows with it and never had a problem. Curtis

DC:
Hi Curtis, does your sinew glue turn out nice and clear or is it cloudy?

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