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Tension Cracks in Sinew Backing
JW_Halverson:
--- Quote from: superdav95 on October 11, 2023, 11:24:53 am ---Those cracks are just excess glue. I would be very surprised if your sinew failed here. My experience is that the wood will fail first. The sinew may lift off or pull away or delaminate from the wood due to a sizing issue or something but the sinew is crazy strong. If the sinew was of good quality and not pounded to death or over heated it will be fine. I would consider also making yourself a stringer if you don’t already have one. Here’s a few pics of one I made last year. I got the idea to make my own like this from bowEd on here. At the time I was neck deep into a highly reflexed bow and needed a specific stringer for this bow. Here’s a couple pics. Hope this helps ya. Good luck.
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Hey superdave, would you make a post about how you make those bowstringer cups? I like them better than the stuff I am doing.
superdav95:
--- Quote from: JW_Halverson on November 06, 2023, 10:21:00 pm ---
--- Quote from: superdav95 on October 11, 2023, 11:24:53 am ---Those cracks are just excess glue. I would be very surprised if your sinew failed here. My experience is that the wood will fail first. The sinew may lift off or pull away or delaminate from the wood due to a sizing issue or something but the sinew is crazy strong. If the sinew was of good quality and not pounded to death or over heated it will be fine. I would consider also making yourself a stringer if you don’t already have one. Here’s a few pics of one I made last year. I got the idea to make my own like this from bowEd on here. At the time I was neck deep into a highly reflexed bow and needed a specific stringer for this bow. Here’s a couple pics. Hope this helps ya. Good luck.
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Sure I can do that.
Hey superdave, would you make a post about how you make those bowstringer cups? I like them better than the stuff I am doing.
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