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Bearded.Jake:
Hello all,

I am planning to re do a rawhide backing on my first bow and I just scraped a deer hide partly for this purpose.  I ended up tearing the flank while scraping so I cut some strips down the side of the hide. My question is how thin is too thin for a rawhide backing?  the strips start up near the shoulders of the hide which are mayybe 1mm thick and extend down to the flanks which are probably .5 - .75 mm thick im guessing.  Paper thin!  is that worth putting on my bow even?

I figured if I just use the edges maybe I would still tan the rest of the hide.

Any advice would be great!

Thanks

Pappy:
Yep, thinner the better. Pappy

Bearded.Jake:
Thanks Pappy!

Pat B:
I agree.  :OK

superdav95:
Yes agree.  The thin stuff is better.   Adding less mass to the limbs yet plenty strong. 

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