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Offline n8tr boy

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Sinew or Tendon
« on: January 30, 2013, 01:55:25 pm »
I am currently skinning deer hocks and have the tendons available. What is the process for curing and using them? Are they also called Sinew or what is that in particular?
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Offline Pat B

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Re: Sinew or Tendon
« Reply #1 on: January 30, 2013, 02:16:08 pm »
Sinew is tendons, either the lower leg tendons or the back strap tendons are what we use mostly. To cure them just lay them out of a flat dry surface(I use either aluminum foil or wax paper), out of the reach of animals and in a few days they will change from a whitish color to a transparent golden color. Once well dried I store them in ziplock baggie until time to process into sinew strands.
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Re: Sinew or Tendon
« Reply #2 on: January 30, 2013, 06:30:32 pm »
Sweet Thanks. I have no pets so that shouldn't be a problem. Is there any processing to them or do you use them as is?
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Re: Sinew or Tendon
« Reply #3 on: January 30, 2013, 06:57:20 pm »
The leg sinew is bundled in a sheath. You pound the sinew until the sheath seperates and remove and discard that. Then peel off small bundles of sinews about the size of a pencil lead or finer.
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Re: Sinew or Tendon
« Reply #4 on: January 30, 2013, 07:32:02 pm »
Great Thanks Pat
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Offline primitivepaulette

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Re: Sinew or Tendon
« Reply #5 on: January 30, 2013, 09:55:24 pm »
I have a friend that does them and likes to use glass to dry them out on.
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Offline Pat B

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Re: Sinew or Tendon
« Reply #6 on: January 31, 2013, 12:06:16 am »
Also, save all your scraps and the discarded sheaths. You can make hide glue with them.
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Re: Sinew or Tendon
« Reply #7 on: January 31, 2013, 07:43:12 am »
Thanks all for these useful tips. What is the process in making glue? What are the uses for the glue?
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Offline primitivepaulette

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Re: Sinew or Tendon
« Reply #8 on: January 31, 2013, 09:58:08 am »
"What is the process in making glue? What are the uses for the glue?"

Sounds like a great topic for another thread to me! I know I sure mess with a lot of glue with the hides hocks legs SKINS.. and I don't ever use this glue!
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Re: Sinew or Tendon
« Reply #9 on: January 31, 2013, 10:20:17 am »
Look for "How to Make Hide Glue"on page 2 of the "How To" section about 2/3 the way down.
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