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Pounding or soaking sinew
willie:
No preference here, although I asked a similar question a while back with an eye towards the future prep. Seems reasonable to not dry it so hard if not necessary.
If pounded until fluffy works better for a particular application, then so be it.
http://www.primitivearcher.com/smf/index.php/topic,61584.msg860925.html#msg860925
PatM:
I actually meant method of application and glue choice. Probably should have been on the other thread.
willie:
--- Quote from: loefflerchuck on May 02, 2018, 10:48:48 pm ---Mounter- You may be right about the bow surface but Willie- the glue and sinew form a more and more complex pattern of bonds over the course of months and even over a year. That is the reason I'd rather use shredded lofty sinew for highly stressed design.
I am however soaking some sinews to jump on this wet splitting fad. I've only used it for thicker handle wraps and such. Some California tribes used this method and who knows how many more. Pounding and shredding has just been the "way" to do it since the first how to book came out on backing bows in modern times.
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Has anyone used this newer method since this discussion from a few years back?
Or maybe tried it but went back to the older pounding it dry method?
superdav95:
--- Quote from: willie on May 10, 2023, 06:19:20 pm ---
--- Quote from: loefflerchuck on May 02, 2018, 10:48:48 pm ---Mounter- You may be right about the bow surface but Willie- the glue and sinew form a more and more complex pattern of bonds over the course of months and even over a year. That is the reason I'd rather use shredded lofty sinew for highly stressed design.
I am however soaking some sinews to jump on this wet splitting fad. I've only used it for thicker handle wraps and such. Some California tribes used this method and who knows how many more. Pounding and shredding has just been the "way" to do it since the first how to book came out on backing bows in modern times.
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Has anyone used this newer method since this discussion from a few years back?
Or maybe tried it but went back to the older pounding it dry method?
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Willie. I don’t want to hijack orig post here but I have tried the wet sinew processes method or at least my version of it. The negative for me was that I didn’t know the dry weight for each limb. I guess it can still be measured wet and sorted out later to some degree but the actual dry weight is very important to me and having a better prediction of poundage increase and added mass. Mass is a bigger deal then we sometimes account for. With dry clean sinew that’s been pre combed brushed and separated into measured bundles it’s easier to predict how it will react and marry or fuse to the bow. Mass is also known when working with dry. The bow I did with wet processed worked out fine but I had to estimate the amount of sinew was added to the bow in the end. So in the end for me the dry process is my preferred method for this reason. I suspect that if wet method done often enough one would get a pretty good idea after some time to know how much mass is added when all said and done. I’ve also tried to wet process sinew and dry it again after washed and combed. This actually wasted more time for me. I had to Re weight it all but it was hard to do as it dried very hard and virtually impossible to separate into fine hairs. I think doing so would rupture and cause breakage if forced. I ended up storing it dry for a different project down the road. Anyway just my experience with the two methods of that helps.
bassman211:
My hands hurt bad now when I process dry sinew. Wet method here I come, and if it works for me I will never look back. Any thing to make the job easier.
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