scrap sinew? make some glue!

[superdav95]

Hey guys ive accumulated a fair amount of scrap pieces of sinew over the last while and decided to make some more glue.  I use an old crock pot on the warm setting and let it go for a few days.  I find this makes very good quality glue.  so dont throw those scraps away!  save them and render them down to something useful.  here is a bunch of glue dried in bags i did a while ago.  I also like to keep some fresh 30% glue ready in the freezer in cubes when i need to do small batch only.  just thaw it and warm up and use. 

Video clips


https://share.icloud.com/photos/0109p6DaidO4F1JMGD0E9MnPg

https://share.icloud.com/photos/01eqxJaKRo7cK4-xqv0uXHUEA







 

[Selfbowman]

Cool David !

[bjrogg]

Thanks Dave. I really need to do this soon.

Bjrogg

[superdav95]

Here’s the finished product.  Came out really nice.  Good color and clarity to it.  It seems on par with the other sinew glues I’ve done in the past.  This will keep me stocked up for a bit.

Here’s a short video clip

https://share.icloud.com/photos/0cbwfN5NmzaoSo1bir76im9xA

[JW_Halverson]

Long ago someone used a florist's frog to process sinews. If you don't know what that is, google the image. Basically the thing is a puck with a whole bunch of sharp nails sticking up. Florists put it in the bottom of a vase and then when they poke flower stems down into the vase they stay where they are put.

I had no idea where to find one, so I took a piece of 1x2 hickory scrap, drilled a lot of holes, and then set skinny little finish nails into it. Kinda like carding wool, I carded my deer backsinews through it to break it up. Short and broken pieces stay behind in the tool, but I stashed those in a baggie and saved them for glue. This process has worked for me for decades and I think sinew makes a superior glue to hide glue!

Maybe that's my next project? Show how to make one from scratch and how it's used.

[Pat B]

I use a $5 crock pot from Good Will to keep hide glue liquid in a double boiler set up. This cheap crock pot doesn't have a temp control so if I think the water in the double boiler is getting too hot I just add cold water to it.
 On my last sinew backed bow I built I made the hide glue from saved scraps of sinew and rawhide. Cook it for a couple of days just by adding water every once in a while. Worked quite well for me.

[superdav95]

Long ago someone used a florist's frog to process sinews. If you don't know what that is, google the image. Basically the thing is a puck with a whole bunch of sharp nails sticking up. Florists put it in the bottom of a vase and then when they poke flower stems down into the vase they stay where they are put.

I had no idea where to find one, so I took a piece of 1x2 hickory scrap, drilled a lot of holes, and then set skinny little finish nails into it. Kinda like carding wool, I carded my deer backsinews through it to break it up. Short and broken pieces stay behind in the tool, but I stashed those in a baggie and saved them for glue. This process has worked for me for decades and I think sinew makes a superior glue to hide glue!

Maybe that's my next project? Show how to make one from scratch and how it's used.

Sounds good to me JW!