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Main Discussion Area => Bows => Topic started by: Mafort on November 23, 2018, 10:32:48 am

Title: Sinew and hophornbeam.
Post by: Mafort on November 23, 2018, 10:32:48 am

So do they match real well? Friend of mine found a 60 in price that was pretty straight. Had some minor bug damage he said but not horrible. Said it was in his shed for years.

Title: Re: Sinew and hophornbeam.
Post by: Pat B on November 23, 2018, 01:52:52 pm

Without seeing it it's hard to say. With bug damage it's sometimes not what you see but what you don't see.
 I would use a good stave dedicated to building a sinew backed bow, not one that might not be good.

Title: Re: Sinew and hophornbeam.
Post by: Weylin on November 25, 2018, 03:49:24 pm

Quote from: Pat B on November 23, 2018, 01:52:52 pm

Without seeing it it's hard to say. With bug damage it's sometimes not what you see but what you don't see.
 I would use a good stave dedicated to building a sinew backed bow, not one that might not be good.

What Pat said. Sinew shouldn't a bandaid for a bad stave, it should be an integral component for a bow that has been well designed to take optimal advantage of it's properties.

Title: Re: Sinew and hophornbeam.
Post by: Danzn Bar on November 25, 2018, 03:58:20 pm

That's Correct....Weylin………. sinew is an additive.
DBar