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Pounding or soaking sinew
loefflerchuck:
Pat and Ed, it is just speculation on my part. I just don't like to take chances on a bow that takes 8 months. That's why I only use back sinew for the last layers of backing after a good cleaning in dish soap on these bows. I may work fine.
willie:
--- Quote from: PatM on May 01, 2018, 08:03:18 am ---Is there any evidence that warm glue will not penetrate into tendon fibers that have not been pounded?
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Is there any evidence that glue actually penetrates into fibers? Most adhesives depend on surface bonding, penetration is a bit of a myth. good surface prep is the key.
BowEd:
I can totally understand your reasoning Chuck.
PatM:
--- Quote from: willie on May 02, 2018, 10:46:53 am ---
--- Quote from: PatM on May 01, 2018, 08:03:18 am ---Is there any evidence that warm glue will not penetrate into tendon fibers that have not been pounded?
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Is there any evidence that glue actually penetrates into fibers? Most adhesives depend on surface bonding, penetration is a bit of a myth. good surface prep is the key.
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Tendon fibers, yes.
Mounter:
--- Quote from: PatM on May 02, 2018, 07:34:32 pm ---
--- Quote from: willie on May 02, 2018, 10:46:53 am ---
--- Quote from: PatM on May 01, 2018, 08:03:18 am ---Is there any evidence that warm glue will not penetrate into tendon fibers that have not been pounded?
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Is there any evidence that glue actually penetrates into fibers? Most adhesives depend on surface bonding, penetration is a bit of a myth. good surface prep is the key.
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Tendon fibers, yes.
I agree. Im no where near the bowyer most of you are, so I hate to chime in. I think warm hide glue completely saturates thin sinew strips. An easy test would be to soak strips in hide glue, let dry then cut in half crosswise and see how deep it penetrated.
As far as the actual bow surface, I doubt the glue penetrates more than a sheet of paper deep.
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