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Hold my hand when I sinew my first bow

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jameswoodmot:
The bark I started with and the kind of strips I was working with

jameswoodmot:
Getting the strips on, trimming the edges (you can see the glue dried too much)

jameswoodmot:
Wetting the bow, wrapping and heating and unwrapping. Putting all that moisture and heat into it it seemed like it was worth stringing it backwards. Don’t think it was necessary

jameswoodmot:
This first strips I put on, you can see how different the thickness is, there are under the grip though.

A photo to show the colour gradient

And how I wrapped the tip pieces. There was cling wrap under there

jameswoodmot:
And here she is

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