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Main Discussion Area => Primitive Skills => Topic started by: Buffalogobbler on November 23, 2009, 07:06:45 pm

Title: Drying leg sinew?
Post by: Buffalogobbler on November 23, 2009, 07:06:45 pm

For the first time I removed the leg sinew from my deer,
 and I got to wondering about drying it out.
Has anyone ever tried using a food dehydrater to dry sinew?
It seems like a good idea to me,
 but I wonder if the dehydrated might dry the sinew out too much, is it possible to dyy sinew too much?

Kevin

Title: Re: Drying leg sinew?
Post by: El Destructo on November 23, 2009, 07:35:28 pm

I just lay mine out on my Wood Workbench to dr....but I can not see where a Dehydrator would hurt anything....just dont turn it up all the Way....should be fine

Title: Re: Drying leg sinew?
Post by: Pappy on November 24, 2009, 04:56:08 am

I just lay it out flat,in the sun if possible,It only takes a day or 2. I guess the dehydrator would work,just seem like overkill to me. :)
   Pappy

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Title: Re: Drying leg sinew?
Post by: El Destructo on November 24, 2009, 07:32:41 am

Thats just the way I do it...but in the Garage...takes the weekend and it's nice and Honey Colored are dry as a Bone

Title: Re: Drying leg sinew?
Post by: Buffalogobbler on November 24, 2009, 08:58:55 am

Thanks for the opinions guy's,
I thought it would take longer than a few days to dry.
I'll lay it out on a board in my work shop.

Kevin

Title: Re: Drying leg sinew?
Post by: Hillbilly on November 24, 2009, 04:42:30 pm

The main thing is to keep it away from critters. I had a stray cat ate 18 leg sinews in one sitting that I had drying on my workbench. Sucker crawled over the rafters and into the shop and he was devouring the last one when I walked in.

Title: Re: Drying leg sinew?
Post by: El Destructo on November 24, 2009, 06:33:18 pm

                                  Cat makes good String Silencers....and Strings too Steve......... ::)

Title: Re: Drying leg sinew?
Post by: Swamp Bow on November 24, 2009, 07:27:10 pm

Quote from: El Destructo on November 24, 2009, 06:33:18 pm

                                  Cat makes good String Silencers....and Strings too Steve......... ::)

LOL  Guess you could get your sinew back plus a little extra shorter sinew.  Plus gut string, plus...

Swamp

Title: Re: Drying leg sinew?
Post by: Wolfgang on December 01, 2009, 05:38:26 pm

I'm using cattle's sinew, which is a bit thicker. I just split it and dry it on top of a cupboard. 2 days do a fine job.