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Offline sadiejane

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Re: draw length on sinew backed bow-full draw shot added
« Reply #15 on: October 28, 2011, 04:18:52 pm »
pat(and anyone else)-one more question(for now ;)). what do you seal your sinew with?

btw thought ya'll might wanna see a pic of the original stave. kinda nasty piece of wood. lots of wood wasp larvae had bored all thru it.
very thin rings and the early growth rings as wide and some wider than the late growth. wanted to keep a bit more width and make more of a "paddle" style bow but too much damage.
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Offline Pat B

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Re: draw length on sinew backed bow
« Reply #16 on: October 28, 2011, 04:58:05 pm »
I use Tru-Oil on all my bows, even sinew backed. I have used Massey finish and poly but Tru-Oil does just fine and I always have it around.  ;)
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Offline sadiejane

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Re: draw length on sinew backed bow-full draw shot added
« Reply #17 on: November 03, 2011, 11:04:02 am »
sorry to resurrect an older post-but finally got that full draw shot.
thanks guys!

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Offline johnston

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Re: draw length on sinew backed bow
« Reply #18 on: November 03, 2011, 11:14:35 am »
sadie I don't know much but to me it looks awesome. What draw did you wind up with?

Oh, can you tell me about your gloves?

Lane
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Offline sadiejane

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Re: draw length on sinew backed bow
« Reply #19 on: November 03, 2011, 11:25:46 am »
morning lane. thanks.
the bow pulls 45# @ 24"
think i could get at least another inch or even two.
i just cant pull a bow past 45#...

the gloves are just my bicycle gloves. wear em lots in the colder months.
they keep my hands relatively warm and i can work with tools much better than full finger gloves.
it was cold and damp last nite. and the bldg where we have bow class has minimal heat.
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Offline JW_Halverson

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Re: draw length on sinew backed bow
« Reply #20 on: November 03, 2011, 02:31:55 pm »
SadieLady, that tiller job looks noteworthy!  Anybody tells you otherwise, smack 'em!
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Offline Primitive1

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Re: draw length on sinew backed bow
« Reply #21 on: November 03, 2011, 04:09:48 pm »
Very nice sinewed shorty!  I've made some sinewed bows but nothing really short yet; have one curing that's at 47" n2n...sheesh, makes me wince everytime I get it stretching on the tree!  Again, nice job!
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Offline johnston

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Re: draw length on sinew backed bow
« Reply #22 on: November 04, 2011, 12:27:01 am »
sadie I gotta tell you this...Needed a padded glove for my bow hand and being a primitive sort took a work glove and made a foam insert to sew inside. Kinda
rough but I think it will work, it better cause I got about 3-4 hours invested. And I ride almost everyday using a nice old pair of Specialized bike gloves that
I did not think about.
 An' ne'er the twain shall meet.

Lane
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