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Sinew backed juniper bow

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pierce_schmeichel:
Hey guys here's my sinew backed juniper bow. It's 40" ntn and pulls 45lbs @20". I don't have anything to measure arrow speeds but it is fast haha!. There's 3 layers of sinew on the back. I applied it by putting a thin layer of hide glue on the wood and then chewed the sinew and applying it like normal. I found that it went much faster than just soaking the sinew in water and then having to soak in hide glue. It was less messy...I didn't have glue dripping everywhere haha. It all seemed to dry much more quickly too.

pierce_schmeichel:
Haha forgot to post photo

Kidder:
Awesome work. I want to see some more pictures and also hear more about “chewing the sinew” opposed to soaking it - is this the historically accurate way sinew was applied? And welcome.

Bob Barnes:
awesome...I've only made one sinew backed juniper bow, but it was a match and works well for sure.  I made it for a friend and it really made a nice bow.  I live in eastern red cedar country and a lot of guys make bows using sinew on the ERC sapwood.   It seems to work well for them.  ERC is a juniper as well.  Looking forward to seeing how yours works for you.  Congrats.

Del the cat:
Nice, Can we see an unbraced pic please?
Del

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