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Pat B:
I went back and filled the voids left after the sinew dried. Once it dries again I'll check for any voids that may still be there and fill them too. I think this will be all of the sinew I add except for filling the voids. After it all dries well I'll sand the back some, size the sinew with more glue and add the rawhide covering. I use hide glue for that too. I'll give it about a month, maybe 2 to dry more then it will be time to check the tiller once more and adjust. I'll shape the tips(levers) and the handle then too.
Here are pics where I filled the voids...

Selfbowman:
Pat my hat is off to you sir. I just don’t have the patience for sinew backed bows. Can’t wait to see the final bow.

Pat B:
By 2:30 today the gap filled sinew were dry enough to blend in. That's why I prefer to sinew back bows in the winter.

Pat B:
I can tell the sinew is working this morning. Even only one day after adding the sinew to fill the voids and only 2 days after adding the bulk of the sinew I can slide a piece of paper under where the tips rest on the uprights of the form. The tips are lifting off the uprights. There is no pressure there at all. As the sinew continues to dry and shrink it may come off the uprights even more.
 Since this is the first time I've made my own sinew glue I was worried about how strong it actually is. I won't really know until the bow has been shot in but so far I'm very encouraged.  :OK

bradsmith2010:
I have tried making my own glue couple of times,, I put sinew on a juniper bow,, and was really pleased how strong it was,,

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