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Sinew backed juniper bow
WhistlingBadger:
Nice looking bow, and an interesting approach to sinew! I'm hoping to make a sinew/juniper bow someday, as juniper is about the only good bow wood here in Wyoming. I'll have to give your method some thought. It makes sense.
superdav95:
Very nice bow there. Bend looks good. This has been on my list to do. I’ve got a shorter piece of pacific yew for my build which should work too. I’ve often thought about chewing vs soaking in water for backing prep. I never considered it as it seemed like it would be a lot of chewing to me. I guess it depends on the size of your bow build I guess. I’ve only ever chewed sinew for my home made arrows and it hefting on knapped arrow heads. It works great for that. I’m wondering do you pound it and comb it first into bundles still prior to chewing? Or do you just take a chunk and chew it into strands that way. Just curious. Sounds intriguing. I’ve sinewed many bows but not this way. Also are you using back strap sinew? Thanks and congrats on the great bow.
Dave
pierce_schmeichel:
--- Quote from: superdav95 on January 03, 2024, 08:38:32 pm ---Very nice bow there. Bend looks good. This has been on my list to do. I’ve got a shorter piece of pacific yew for my build which should work too. I’ve often thought about chewing vs soaking in water for backing prep. I never considered it as it seemed like it would be a lot of chewing to me. I guess it depends on the size of your bow build I guess. I’ve only ever chewed sinew for my home made arrows and it hefting on knapped arrow heads. It works great for that. I’m wondering do you pound it and comb it first into bundles still prior to chewing? Or do you just take a chunk and chew it into strands that way. Just curious. Sounds intriguing. I’ve sinewed many bows but not this way. Also are you using back strap sinew? Thanks and congrats on the great bow.
Dave
--- End quote ---
I don't pound it at all. I use leg sinew and pretty much just split it like string cheese then put like 10 strands of sinew on one side of my mouth and 10 strands on the other. Then I pull the 10 strands out of one side of my mouth and put 10 new strands in. As I'm chewing the new strands I put the 10 i pulled out on the bow and just go back and forth until I'm done. It's kinda like chewing gum.
I would use just backstrap sinew but I just never get enough. So I use the backstrap sinew for sewing and bindings
superdav95:
Interesting. I’ll have to give that a try on a future project.
pierce_schmeichel:
Hey guys here Saxton Pope said that Ishi put down a layer of hide glue on the wood and chewed the sinew. That's exactly what I did on my bow haha. So I guess there's our historical evidence.
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