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Pounding or soaking sinew
PatM:
Speculation or experience?
BowEd:
It's a good point Chuck.You might have some experience you speak from.You bust and strip more sinew than most anyone on here.Another fellow Adam Karpowicz has busted his fair share too.He states the only reason to not use backstrap is because he thinks it can be too course.The prepared leg sinew prepared from the wet method then dried will be close to the same state of courseness as dryed loin sinew.Stripped leg sinew dry is fluffy and angel hair like of course.
But if it's an absorbtion of glue issue I soak leg sinew dry stripped in water padded dry before dipping it into the glue.Making a few extremely reflexed bows myself I have had no issues of seperation.That's on wood though too.Horn is a different animal like the type bows you make.
If I used backstrap sinew in the past I usually soak it in very warm water to plump it up properly before using it.I will do the same thing with very warm water of this wet stripped and dried leg sinew.
PatM:
Is there any evidence that warm glue will not penetrate into tendon fibers that have not been pounded?
wizardgoat:
I just sinew backed a wood bow last week with soaked sinew, not pounded.
It soaked up the glue ok. My sinew was wet processed about 90%, then finished stripping
dry. Anyone interested should just try this out for themselves.
BowEd:
There it is.Good luck wizardgoat.
Sometimes evidence of white streaks in the sinew backing while drying in the past has been blamed for too thin of glue usage.Could be not proper absorbtion of glue also into the sinew or a combination of both.
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