Main Discussion Area > HowTo's and Build-a-longs
Sinew Backed, Double Curve Bow
JackCrafty:
I haven't used knox (yet) so I don't know how it compares to fish glue (or hide glue) as far as ease of use. There is a lot on reliable info that says knox is very strong.
Personally, I use fish glue for everything involving sinew...and also for primitive paint (it's called distemper paint and artists have been using watercolors based on fish glue and pigment for hundreds of years). I think it's well worth the expense. Do I have your address? Shoot me a PM....I'll send you a sample so you can try it.
Papa Matt:
Pat, that's awesome of you to offer, but you don't have to put yourself through all that trouble. I'm just asking because in the near future I plan to sinew-back a bow, and it will be my 3rd attempt at it--my first two were poorly done because I didn't know half of what I know now, and they ended up being worthless. On my first attempt I used liquid hide glue which never dried and on my second I boiled some sinew scraps and leather to try a glue from that. So I'm just trying to more or less figure out what glue to use. I already have the sinew. I might try Knox since everybody says it's good stuff and so strong--and best of all only like 50 cents a box.
~~Matt
JackCrafty:
Sounds good. Let me know how it turns out. ;D
orcbow:
I wish I could afford brain-tan too! So I learned how to make it myself, you could too, Jackcrafty! If you can make bows and arrows like these! Fine work, I say. But brain-tan is really simple, although quite time consuming. And you don't even have to use brains...
For what it's worth, Papa Matt, I have used Knox glue a lot , and it is quite good and strong (and very cheap). But its maybe not as easy to use as fish glue.
El Destructo:
Patrick....where you buying your Fish Glue???? And as for Knox.......buy Hide Glue........it isnt the same........ask anyone that restores old Furniture.....or String Instruments....they would never waste their time with J-E-L-L-O
Navigation
[0] Message Index
[#] Next page
[*] Previous page
Go to full version