Author Topic: new hornbow in the works (Read 4490 times)

hunterman · « **on:** October 30, 2007, 08:48:22 pm »

dang, it took me forever, but i finally made some progress...

http://s227.photobucket.com/albums/dd199/cordell134/hornbow/

oh ya, does anyone know if you can use craft store tacky glue for sinew instead of hide glue???

1/2primitive · « **Reply #1 on:** October 30, 2007, 09:11:22 pm »

Ahhhh, probably not. At least it will not give you the perfomance benifits of a sinew backing appied with hide glue.
Sean

1/2primitive · « **Reply #2 on:** October 30, 2007, 09:31:26 pm »

With a hornbow, I would get access to sinew or hide to make a good animal glue, a hornbow is a very technical project.
Sean

hunterman · « **Reply #3 on:** October 30, 2007, 10:00:08 pm »

yeah, ur probably right
looks like i godda spend more money

PatM · « **Reply #4 on:** October 30, 2007, 10:41:09 pm »

How on earth are those siyahs attached!!?? I can't see them holding up like that.
Pat

welch2 · « **Reply #5 on:** November 01, 2007, 12:26:40 am »

What did you wrap the handle ,and the siyahs with?
Are you going to sinew over the wrappings?

Ralph

hunterman · « **Reply #6 on:** November 18, 2007, 08:23:29 pm »

i cut a small dovetail to attach the siyahs then glued them with hide glue
and wrapped them with epoxied artificial sinew.

Primitive Archer