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BowEd:
Strong little devil there generating 55 to 60 pounds.You got it tamed down and looking good though.Now you could shoot that one from the chest with a finger pinch type knock release correct?Did you keep any track of grains of sinew/thickness/horn thickness etc. too?
wizardgoat:
Thanks again guys
Beadman- sinew was about 2.5-3oz, not including the handle wrap or tips.
About 1/3 sinew thickness. My horn started around 1/4", maybe a bit less. I removed some horn during tillering so it's hard to what my final horn thickness it.
I'm working on a couple others, one is 39", I'm hoping to get 24" draw from it.
The other is 32" one piece, I followed the dimensions of the crow one from the encyclopedias, it's so much thicker than this one!
BowEd:
Yes I understand about the horn thickness question.I thought you guys did that all with heat?.....lol.Just joking.That's a lot of busting sinew for sure.Did'nt that sinew come out to at least 1/4" thick then?Good luck on your future bows.Look forward to seeing them too.
wizardgoat:
Haha tillering horn bows can be scary when you read some advice out there. A combo of heat and horn removal...but how much of both I wondered?
Maybe close to 1/4" sinew thickness near the centre, then taper off a bit.
I used to really hate dealing with sinew, but it's grown on me.
BowEd:
Yea I still sometimes can't seem to leave sinew alone yet either.Just because if used properly it's like the organic fiberglass of primitive bow making really.Most I've ever busted up is maybe 3 ounces at a time.Maybe applying 2.5 or so ounces of it.Thing is it's good to bust up a little extra because I always seem to use it up yet on the bow or somewhere else.
You must have a lot of waste then like me.I've got to make glue out of that yet.Been using Fiebings rabbit hide glue for my sinew jobs.Adam Karpowicz warns of oiliness of it but I hav'nt had any problems with it.
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