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Offline ojibwatbowyer

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last years bow, this years problem
« on: February 01, 2012, 05:11:03 pm »
Hello all, this time last year I made a short 53 inch gull wing sinew backed bow from HHB, I totally messed up the tiller (rushed it!) and it developed a sick hinge and I moved on to another project and has been sitting collecting dust ever since. Well today I nearly finished a different bow and decided to fix the HHB bow, I got rid of the hinge but now its a light bow 30-35lbs. So my question is, can I remove last years sinew job possibly with steam or heat gun and apply a thicker backing of moose sinew to add weight, the initial job was two thin layers.
Any thoughts, ideas, suggestions will be greatly appreciated,

Nate  ;D
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Offline PEARL DRUMS

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Re: last years bow, this years problem
« Reply #1 on: February 01, 2012, 05:12:47 pm »
I say add to what you already have down with some extra reflex pulled in.
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Offline Pat B

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Re: last years bow, this years problem
« Reply #2 on: February 01, 2012, 06:12:02 pm »
I agree with Pearlie. Clean up the sinew back, add glue then add sinew.  ;)

  You can remove the sinew by soaking it in water to soften up the sinew/hide glue....unless you used TB glue, then forget it...although you could add more on top of that I guess.
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Offline JW_Halverson

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Re: last years bow, this years problem
« Reply #3 on: February 01, 2012, 11:14:09 pm »
Sand the surface of the sinew nice and fresh and add another layer of sinew.  No need to take off the first layers unless they are a bad job.
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Offline HickoryBill

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Re: last years bow, this years problem
« Reply #4 on: February 01, 2012, 11:55:37 pm »
If your gonna pull the old sinew off..I would heat treat the belly while you have the chance...But you could just add sinew to what you already have.
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Offline JW_Halverson

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Re: last years bow, this years problem
« Reply #5 on: February 02, 2012, 12:00:12 am »
HB has a point.  HHB responds well to heat treatment.  That would add about 5#'s of draw weight. 
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Offline ojibwatbowyer

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Re: last years bow, this years problem
« Reply #6 on: February 02, 2012, 01:26:34 am »
I like all the advice, I forgot to mention that where the hinge was the sinew lifted a bit, thats why I had asked about replacing it. Man do I feel like a noob, well I am a noob. I didnt treat the belly but I will this time, I just started heat treating my bellies and that makes a world of difference. ive probably shot the bow maybe fifty times about 10 months ago, would that make a difference when heat treating it?
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