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Main Discussion Area => Bows => Topic started by: bigcountry on June 03, 2009, 01:47:21 pm

Title: Sinew Wrap
Post by: bigcountry on June 03, 2009, 01:47:21 pm

I am getting ready to put a sinew wrap on a bow that might or might not be an issue later. 

How do you guys do this wrap?  Or how do you terminate it?  Do you just soak, streatch, dip in hide glue, and wrap around and around and the let the glue to the work holding down the ends?  Or do you wrap it over itself like a serving a string?  I can't imagine you tie a knot in it.

I see these pictures of tips people has installed and see these repairs people have done where the wrapping is so neatly laid. 

Thanks for any advise.

Title: Re: Sinew Wrap
Post by: Ryano on June 03, 2009, 02:21:35 pm

No need to tuck or tie with sinew, the glue will hold the ends down. I'd use titebond glue though not hide glue. Hide glue is to moisture sensitive.

Title: Re: Sinew Wrap
Post by: bigcountry on June 03, 2009, 03:17:59 pm

Quote from: Ryano on June 03, 2009, 02:21:35 pm

No need to tuck or tie with sinew, the glue will hold the ends down. I'd use titebond glue though not hide glue. Hide glue is to moisture sensitive.

Yea, I am kinda concerned about using hide glue.  But I want soemthign that drys clear. TB seems to dry brown.

Thanks for the help.

Title: Re: Sinew Wrap
Post by: ravenbeak on June 03, 2009, 04:28:03 pm

i would use hide glue.  it is strong enough to pull glass splinters and it shrinks while drying exactly like the sinew, this produces and tighter wrap,   the synthetic glues do not shrink the same way.

just seal it with clear nail polish after and you're good to go.


atleast that's what i do

Title: Re: Sinew Wrap
Post by: ricktrojanowski on June 03, 2009, 09:37:32 pm

I've done a couple of repairs with sinew, it works great.  I would use hide glue because it will give you the shrinking and holding effect you are looking for. You won't get the contraction with TB3.  I just get it nice and wet in warm glue wrap, then put a thin coat of glue over the wrap.

Title: Re: Sinew Wrap
Post by: George Tsoukalas on June 03, 2009, 10:00:03 pm

I wet it, wrap it and coat it with hide glue. Jawge

Title: Re: Sinew Wrap
Post by: Pappy on June 04, 2009, 05:36:14 am

I do the same as jawgs except after the sinew dries good,a day or 2 I coat it with TT3.
It works great and will hold most problems if they ant to bad. :)
   Pappy

Title: Re: Sinew Wrap
Post by: Justin Snyder on June 04, 2009, 09:16:18 am

Me too, soak it, wrap it and apply the hide glue.

Title: Re: Sinew Wrap
Post by: bigcountry on June 04, 2009, 10:10:42 am

Ok, so no soaking in the hide glue until it gets limp like when sinewing the back of a bow?

Thanks, again