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Hide glue
Eric Krewson:
I have a crock pot I bought at thrift store to use as a hot water container to float my bowl of hide glue in, I paid $2 for it. Every thrift store I have been to had a bunch of crock pots for almost give away prices.
uwe:
Hi Eric,
What is a crock pot? I`m from North Germany and don`t know the meaning.
Cheers
Uwe
Selfbowman:
This is what I use
Pat B:
UWE, a crock pot is a slow cooker, low temps for extended periods of time. Put supper in it in the morning and it's ready to eat for supper.
Eric, I got an expensive version of a crock pot, $5 from good will.
Dave, I use a crock pot to make the hide glue I used on my newest sinew backed bow. It was my first attempt and so far so good, although I haven't strained the bow since I sinew backed it.
JW_Halverson:
You might get a little more conversion if you turn it up and monitor it closely. In my experience 180F/82C is about as high as you want to go. Higher temps WILL extract more, but I feel you lose strength, too.
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