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My horn bow build-a-long
bownarra:
I forgot to say. when sinewing the sal I've found it useful if the first sinew you lay is on the edges of the limb. Like you are aiming to make the back flat with this first bit of sinew. Then when you add the further layers it is much easier to maintain the dead flat back.
DC:
When your limb is only 6-7mm thick there is not much crown ;D I thought I was going to start to see grooves. But yes, I was going to build the edges on the first layer. That's going to happen any time now. I woke up this morning and it -4c (25f) out side. I've got 3 heaters going in the shop to warm it up. Glue pot is on , sinew is soaking and I'm nervous as hell ;D ;D
gorazd:
I did the sinewing in korean style (seen in youtube).... to shorten the messy procedure and to be sure to put sinew more evenly on each limb. It is pretty fast too. More time was spent on sinew processing. I separated each sinew hair down to single one - using water (to get them soft).
I did it in 3 layers - 1 or 2 week waiting between each layer. One layer was around 1mm, all together 3mm.
DC:
First layer done. Whew! I marked the thickness of the limb on the belly so I can figure out how much sinew I've applied. I started by soaking the sinew for a half hour or so. I had it all sorted in bundles ahead of time. Then I squeezed the water out and combed the bundles. I had four bundles for each limb. In hind site dividing it further may have been wise. It would have made for easier combing. After I had all the bundles combed out I sized the bow again with 10% hide glue. Then I soaked a bundle in the glue pot, squeezed the excess(judgement call) and smoothed it on to the bow. I did the same with both limbs and then came back and did the grip.
DC:
More. Once I got sticking the sinew on my hands were too messy to take more pictures. So from the second picture on they are after pictures.
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