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Main Discussion Area => Primitive Skills => Topic started by: bushboy on April 11, 2012, 09:53:53 pm

Title: store bought sinew
Post by: bushboy on April 11, 2012, 09:53:53 pm

Hey guys,am very happy to finally become a member!it's great to be amounst a bunch of characters who share my passion!that being said ,  bought some sinew at a trading and it is very waxy In texture and I never work with sinew before ,so I don't know what is right?any advise would be great! Thx's

Title: Re: store bought sinew
Post by: JW_Halverson on April 11, 2012, 10:31:24 pm

I'd be willing to bet it's tallow from the deer.  I had some like that and I washed it with Dawn diswashing liquid and warm water.  Then I laid it out flat on cardboard and let it dry again.  I repeated the washing several times until it lost that waxy or greasy feel. 

Title: Re: store bought sinew
Post by: bushboy on April 11, 2012, 11:35:35 pm

Thx's 4 the repy , am in northern manitoba so maybe it,s caribou.good stuff?

Title: Re: store bought sinew
Post by: bushboy on April 12, 2012, 12:22:59 am

It's northern woodland cree made it comes in the form of a ball of very heavy course twine and very strong!can I back a short burr oak bow with sucess?thxs

Title: Re: store bought sinew
Post by: MWirwicki on April 12, 2012, 12:38:36 am

Are you sure that it isn't ARTIFICIAL sinew?  Comes in a spool and yellowish in color.  Very waxy.

Title: Re: store bought sinew
Post by: JW_Halverson on April 12, 2012, 12:41:17 am

pull off a few inches and set a match to it.  Does it burn?  When you pinch it out, is the hot end goey?  LIke melted plastic?

Title: Re: store bought sinew
Post by: osage outlaw on April 12, 2012, 01:05:27 am

Sounds like artificial sinew to me.  Can you post a picture of it?

Title: Re: store bought sinew
Post by: bushboy on April 12, 2012, 01:30:22 am

Oh yes ,have been had!smells like burning poly ,thx's not very primitive!o

Title: Re: store bought sinew
Post by: osage outlaw on April 12, 2012, 02:41:36 am

Save it for stitching up a quiver or other projects.  Real sinew comes in pieces the length of a deer, elk, caribou, moose, or other similar critters leg from the hoof to the knee.  It is the tendon that attaches the two.  If it has been processed, it will be the same length, just in small string like bundles of fibers.  I have some I could trade if you are interested.  I don't need much for it.

Title: Re: store bought sinew
Post by: bushboy on April 13, 2012, 09:48:49 pm

Yeah that sound good osage outlaw,tried to email u but it did'nt work on my smart phone.will be going home sunday so will try on my laptop prob monday !bobbyjoe!