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Information and Resources => Trading Post => Topic started by: crooketarrow on April 19, 2011, 03:32:49 pm

Title: BACK SINEW
Post by: crooketarrow on April 19, 2011, 03:32:49 pm

    I need some back sinew steer,elk,sheep,buffalo.

Title: Re: BACK SINEW
Post by: Eric Garza on April 20, 2011, 04:06:39 pm

I have lots of processed whitetail deer back sinew.  What do you have to trade?

Title: Re: BACK SINEW
Post by: crooketarrow on April 21, 2011, 12:10:29 pm

  How long is it.

Title: Re: BACK SINEW
Post by: Eric Garza on April 22, 2011, 12:09:13 pm

Fiber lengths range from 6 inches up to 12.  Occasionally fibers are shorter or longer.

Title: Re: BACK SINEW
Post by: crooketarrow on April 23, 2011, 12:06:40 pm

   I thank you but I like longer one peice for hafting arrows. I really don't like to tie them together and have the knots. I've got plenty of deer sinew to do that with if I want to. But THANKS anyway.

Title: Re: BACK SINEW
Post by: toomanyknots on April 23, 2011, 07:26:36 pm

What do you mean tie in knots? Why would you tie the sinew in a knot to half an arrow?

Title: Re: BACK SINEW
Post by: El Destructo on April 23, 2011, 07:28:09 pm

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Title: Re: BACK SINEW
Post by: Eric Garza on April 24, 2011, 12:06:19 pm

You can also shred the sinew very finely and twist fibers together to form a longer thread.  This is what I've always done.  But it sounds like you've found something that works for you, so no reason to change.

Title: Re: BACK SINEW
Post by: crooketarrow on April 26, 2011, 07:38:59 am

  Have over laped when raping 100's of shalfs put like to really tighten and keep the tenion on it as I rap. Can't no this with short peices.
  Over the last 5 years I've used long sinew raps much tighter.
 I'll also braided it a couple times but like I said one peice works much better and you can really keep it tight as you rap it. I've found out just works better. Just the way I do it.