60" Osage Sinew backed Recurve in progress

[osage outlaw]

Looks great Bill.  Is it dry yet 

[High-Desert]

Cant wait to see thing finished, Im lovin it.

Eric 

[bradsmith2010]

thats lookin great,, nice smooth job on the sinew,,

[Badly Bent]

Nice work Bill, your set up for the application looks highly organized with everything well laid out in advance.

[bubby]

Looking good Bill

[Danzn Bar]

Thanks Guys.......now all I have to do is wait and wait.....tick tock, tick tock. 
DBar

[upstatenybowyer]

Well, at least you know that we'll all be waiting with you. Keep us posted...

[BowEd]

That's all together exactly the way I sinew bows too.Temperature wise for good gelling up/equipment/layout of sinew before etc.900 grains in one setting.That's a bunch.....lol.How many inches did you pull it to now?I'll be checking this in a few months.Looks very good.

[Redhand]

Nice sinew job!

[Danzn Bar]

Thanks Guys............

Ed, had it to a short brace maybe 4" before sinewing and I was pulling it to about 12-14" to see the tiller.  I was pulling about 60# then...
I hope not to have much to take off once the sinew cures or should I say dries.  Sinew curing could be a topic in it's self. 

Till next time
DBar

[Danzn Bar]

I just went down and took a look at the bow.....
It seemed to be drying too fast.... so I covered it with an Ace bandage, thinking it will slow down the drying process...I may have to bring it up into the bathroom where I take a shower..so it doesn't dry too fast.  I did my first sinew backed bow this time of year and got some drying cracks in the belly.  It was from the sinew drying so fast it pulled the back of the bow in a concave and cracked the belly on one limb for a few inches.  added some super glue and it is still shooting today though.  But, with this time of year and the furnace running 24-7 I don't want the same thing to happen....
DBar

[PatM]

Get that tape off or it will look like a  finger under a Band-Aid tomorrow and start rotting on you.
  A bandage or a cloth with the end tucked, not taped is a better moisture slowing solution.

[Danzn Bar]

Makes since....done!

Thanks Pat!

[BowEd]

Pat M is right.Don't let that wrapped very long.Best thing is to put the bow the first day or so in cool area.60 degrees.By the floor.No air movement.You want the glue to gell up slowly and properly in the beginning.It's where you'll get your strength from that bonding properly.Then later after a few days to a warmer environment with air movement.
Usually I sinew bows like that in 3 sessions a week apart for each.Inducing more reflex after every session and sanding inbetween.No matter it'll be ok.
60#'s @ 14" pre tiller is quite a bit but it is a static and it'll be ok and your tiller should'nt change much.Don't know what you want for a final draw weight.You'll have a very stout bow after 900 grains cure,but you know I've had sinewed bows go into more reflex while tillering removal of wood too.Usually white woods though which are weaker over all then osage.Then the longer I draw closer to my draw length it takes it away but keeps it if you know what I mean.Then you know your sinew is dry....lol.I was just wondering how much reflex your inducing there.Looks like 8 or 10 maybe 12 inches?

[Danzn Bar]

Yea Ed,
This is the most sinew I've put on a bow with these dimensions.  So it's sort of a first for me...
I can't quite pull myself to do a sinew job in three sessions...I really don't think it matters as long as you let it dry out slowly..
This one is at 12" of reflex right now and that is as much as I want to deal with...
DBar