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Offline scp

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Re: Sinew and osage question
« Reply #15 on: December 13, 2020, 11:36:21 pm »
This is just a speculation, but you can thin it even further and add a bamboo core before the sinew. This is rather like using the Osage just as a "horn" belly and assembling the whole bow again. Good luck.

Offline sleek

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Re: Sinew and osage question
« Reply #16 on: December 14, 2020, 05:13:23 am »
If I had the bamboo to do it with i would try that. I do have another failed bow just like this one I can try that with. Maybe I will. I could take it down to 20 pounds at full draw, heat the entire thing in an oven to get a solid heat treat, glue the bamboo on, then lay up sinew. Could be fun. Next time though.
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Offline PatM

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Re: Sinew and osage question
« Reply #17 on: December 14, 2020, 06:24:11 am »
 Do  you have any hickory?   

Offline sleek

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Re: Sinew and osage question
« Reply #18 on: December 14, 2020, 08:32:52 am »
Nope, but the store does. What have you in mind?
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Offline PatM

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Re: Sinew and osage question
« Reply #19 on: December 14, 2020, 08:30:20 pm »
The tri-lam idea with hickory and sinew added to it.