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Offline Traxx

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Re: Sinew backed hickory bow dimensions
« Reply #15 on: January 17, 2015, 12:57:16 am »
   Comancheria,

I think i know who that guy is.If its who i think it is,he learned how to do it from another guy i know.
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Offline Newbreedarcher

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Re: Sinew backed hickory bow dimensions
« Reply #16 on: January 17, 2015, 10:00:13 am »
Thank you all very much for your advice. I have much to consider at this point as I don't have a lot of time to enjoy the craft these days. My wife and I just had our first child and a two week old doesn't care if I really want to floor tiller my latest stave! I will post pictures as soon as I can. Again, thank you all very much!
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Offline Pat B

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Re: Sinew backed hickory bow dimensions
« Reply #17 on: January 17, 2015, 10:39:50 am »
The 68" hickory stave should make you a very nice selfbow as it stands.
 You won't get the full potential from the sinew with TB glues. It will make a good, strong backing but only add a little performance if any.
Being made from the same protein the sinew/hide glue forms a matrix with both substances combining making it one and shrinking and stretching in unison to preform it's magic.
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Offline Newbreedarcher

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Re: Sinew backed hickory bow dimensions
« Reply #18 on: January 19, 2015, 11:55:15 pm »
So my uncle gave me dried carp pike and musky swim bladders. Can I do like a 50/50 mix with the Knox? To get more time to work with it but still have quicker drying time than all bladder glue?
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Re: Sinew backed hickory bow dimensions
« Reply #19 on: January 20, 2015, 11:05:24 am »
honestly if your not in a dry climate sinew on hickory is a bad choice..1 good reason..hickory is very hygroscopic..it absorbs moisture..so drying a hickory to below 12 % to preferably 9 has to be done indoors...or it will never get below 12... with sinew being wet when applied and hickory being so light when dry, I found it to hinder performance rather increase it....now if you were in Arizona Id say go for it... why back it unless its a board... hickory is a beast on tension and compression....gut
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