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Questions and comments on the best sinew and hide glue.

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BowEd:

mikekeswick:
I think you are getting it too hot.
I make my glue at no higher temperature than 55 deg Celsius/131f. I also only heat sinew glue for 6 hours.
I don't use hide as it is so greasy.
Air bladders from the Yellow Croaker are superb for glue, they 'melt' at lower temperature and in less time. 3 - 4 hours is enough.

loon:

--- Quote from: mikekeswick on April 05, 2017, 03:01:09 am ---I think you are getting it too hot.
I make my glue at no higher temperature than 55 deg Celsius/131f. I also only heat sinew glue for 6 hours.
I don't use hide as it is so greasy.
Air bladders from the Yellow Croaker are superb for glue, they 'melt' at lower temperature and in less time. 3 - 4 hours is enough.

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Great to know... thank you... I've set my glue to almost 70C :\
I think my hornbow looks kind of like that... ...

Stick Bender:
Pretty interesting topic you have going Chuck I wanted to ask you on the 315 g glue what your exsperience gel time was I used some 250 g for the first two layers on my curent bow & found it had to quick of gel time for me , that yellow croaker glue sounds interesting thanks for sharing that , Mike if you get a chance can you comment on gel time etc on it ?

gorazd:
Beadman:

When looking on the crack of the sinew - I think that there should be more isue of the sinew (too thin layer) ....than glue ?

IMHO (not even first horn bow finished here  ;) )  but At least conclusions from extensive experience in other composites (custom windsurfing boards - glass, carbon, kevlar, sandwich composites, vacuuming, etc ) ... glue is only a filler .... the fibers are doing the job - tension

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