Robert, yeah that’s exactly what I did, I just super glued them on. I got a little crack under the nock the first time I braced it so I’m going to give them a bit of a sinew wrap under them, didn’t want the string in the way. Also got the double string wjth a pencil in it so I can just twist it up as it reflexes.
Well, I did it! Looks a right mess at the moment 😂
So I did one limb then the other, not sure if that was the best way, next time I think I will do a row at a time maybe. It felt like a lot of sinew to get on in one go, and I got a little confused about where to put some of the bundles as I didn’t keep them the same width as I spread them out. Over all I think the placement is fine. I had two short bundles left over which I couldn’t work out where to put so I broke them into smaller bits and I was able to use them to fill in a couple of little gaps
The glue was much stickier than I expected, I think it’s a thicker mix than I’ve seen people use before and I struggled to get it as hot as I wanted in the slow cooker, strange as it was getting too hot last night. I under up heating each bundle infront of the halogen heater after soaking in the glue.
It was more difficult that I thought rearranging the bundles once they were on the bow, the glue tacked up faster than I thought it would. Whether that is because of the temperature of it or just how it is I don’t know. I think a combination of both but I had the heater there to warm it up when I thought it needed it. I’ve got a layer of plastic wrap over it and then wrapped with with strips of T-shirt, the T-shirt didn’t behave very well so I’m going to the shop to get some bandages.
Once the bundles were down I’d say I had 30 seconds to a minute to move them around before they were pretty well where they were staying. I actually removed the first bundle after putting it down as it cooled way too quickly, I don’t think the bow or the glue were warm enough which is when I get the heater out.
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