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Offline kylerprochaska

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How much weight can I expect to gain from sinew?
« on: October 06, 2009, 06:47:54 pm »
Just wondering how much draw weight I can expect to gain from 2 or 3 layers of sinew?  That way I can try to get close to my target weight.
Thanks in advance!

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Offline adb

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Re: How much weight can I expect to gain from sinew?
« Reply #1 on: October 06, 2009, 06:54:00 pm »
In my experience, it's usually somewhere around 10-20%.

Offline Keenan

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Re: How much weight can I expect to gain from sinew?
« Reply #2 on: October 06, 2009, 08:19:41 pm »
 What kind of bow is it? How long, what type wood?

Offline kylerprochaska

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Re: How much weight can I expect to gain from sinew?
« Reply #3 on: October 06, 2009, 08:22:29 pm »
56 inch osage recurve

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Offline knightd

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Re: How much weight can I expect to gain from sinew?
« Reply #4 on: October 06, 2009, 09:15:30 pm »
Are you going to add reflex when you put the sinew on??

Offline kylerprochaska

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Re: How much weight can I expect to gain from sinew?
« Reply #5 on: October 06, 2009, 09:19:07 pm »
I wasn't planning on it, but maybe a little

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Offline Keenan

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Re: How much weight can I expect to gain from sinew?
« Reply #6 on: October 07, 2009, 11:15:12 am »
Probably about 7-10 lbs.  I would definately pull it into a slight reflex while drying