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Juniper/elk sinew/bullsnake 40#@27"

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Pat B:
Sweet looking bow. I've found tillering to your ultimate weight then adding the sinew will help achieve the weight you are shooting for. You can always drop the weight easily enough with a little scraping after when sinew dries. How long has the sinew been drying?

WhistlingBadger:

--- Quote from: Pat B on May 11, 2025, 10:27:25 am ---Sweet looking bow. I've found tillering to your ultimate weight then adding the sinew will help achieve the weight you are shooting for. You can always drop the weight easily enough with a little scraping after when sinew dries. How long has the sinew been drying?

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Thanks, Pat!

The trouble with tillering first then adding sinew is that juniper doesn't work well by itself--it is really weak in flexion.  So I'd be afraid to bend it much without the sinew.  I think the back would break.  Does that make sense?

I let the sinew dry for three weeks before I started tillering, and it's been a month or so since then.

Pat B:
Maybe back it with rawhide while tillering then remove the rawhide and add the sinew. It's only a thought because I've never used western juniper.
As time goes by the sinew will dry more and the weight should go up some.

Pappy:
Nice looking bow, should be a sweet shooter. :)
 Pappy

superdav95:
Love the look of this bow!  Well done   

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