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Sinew backed birch in progress
« on: January 30, 2008, 06:31:20 pm »
 Alright, here is my first attempt at a sinew backed bow. The wood is paper birch, it is 60" tip to tip, 2" wide at the fades tapering to 1/2" at the tips. The last 2" of the tips are mildy bent to help with string angle. At this point I have the deer hoof overlays glued on and am preparing to sinew the bow.
  Front profile:

  Side profile:

  Tip overlay:

  Ready for sinew:

  My "double boiler", a glass pyrex bowl set in a pan of water on the stovetop:
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Offline medicinewheel

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Re: Sinew backed birch in progress
« Reply #1 on: January 30, 2008, 06:39:01 pm »

aaaahhh, another sinewing job in the kitchen! hope she doesn't come home too soon....  ;D ;D ;D

hey, good luck with your bow!

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Re: Sinew backed birch in progress
« Reply #2 on: January 30, 2008, 06:41:34 pm »
Tell her its soup yer makin ;)
Hope it works out for ya.
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Re: Sinew backed birch in progress
« Reply #3 on: January 30, 2008, 07:39:09 pm »
 Sinew job in a nice kitchen like that,, :o :o :o ,,,,,,LOL,,,,,,,Been nice gettin to know ya  ;D ;D  Keenan
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Re: Sinew backed birch in progress
« Reply #4 on: January 30, 2008, 08:34:12 pm »
Once the swelling goes down (after the beatin she gives ya) Walmart sells a cool little electric popourie warmer, looks like a small crock pot. Keeps fluid at 140 deg.
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Re: Sinew backed birch in progress
« Reply #5 on: January 30, 2008, 09:36:38 pm »
I wouldn't have put the overlays on right away but that's just me. I also do not finish the tips but leave them wide so that I can make adjustments if needed. Another thing is I always reverse brace my bows before I apply the sinew. Besides that sinewing is not a very hard thing to do so have fun
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Re: Sinew backed birch in progress
« Reply #6 on: January 30, 2008, 11:29:09 pm »
Wal-Mart....Kohl's.....or Hobby Lobby all handle them....I got this little Cheese Dip Warmer from ....Bed Bath and Beyond!!!! How Primitive is that!!! >:D  Once you are done for the night...just let it cool....put the Lid on....and stick it in the Fridge or Freezer....no muss .... no fuss.....and Guy's....I do all of my Sinew work in the Kitchen....in fact I am True Oiling my Sycamore Bow in the Kitchen right now....I like living on the Edge!! :o

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Re: Sinew backed birch in progress
« Reply #7 on: January 31, 2008, 01:10:58 am »
Dano, I have one of those little potpourri pots. Got the idea from David Knight(Gator). Works great...just don't let the guys see you with a flowery potpourri pot. ;D
  This looks like its gonna be a nice bow, Nailbender. I love the unbraced profile. 8)     Pat
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Re: Sinew backed birch in progress
« Reply #8 on: January 31, 2008, 01:16:31 am »
Pat, I am fairly secure in my manhood, but thanks for the advice.
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Re: Sinew backed birch in progress
« Reply #9 on: January 31, 2008, 01:22:54 am »
 Well, now that I've gone about the whole thing backwards... :) I've got the sinew laid down. Now I play the waiting game. Luckily I have a couple of projects planned to pass the time.
 Actually, guys my wife doesn't care what I do as long as I clean up my mess. I did look at one of those little pots, but I like having a wider container to work with. Well now I wait. Will post more when I start working on this one again.
   Dale.
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Re: Sinew backed birch in progress
« Reply #10 on: January 31, 2008, 09:46:39 am »
Looks like you are coming right along,my wife don't care either as long as it ant in her kitchen. ;D
Looking forward to more on this. :)
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Re: Sinew backed birch in progress
« Reply #11 on: January 31, 2008, 09:48:49 am »
Quote from: yankeemongiat on January 30, 2008, 11:29:09 pm
.....and Guy's....I do all of my Sinew work in the Kitchen....in fact I am True Oiling my Sycamore Bow in the Kitchen right now....I like living on the Edge!! :o

right on! only the strongest will survive ....ooor is it surWIFE in this case! so sorry, non-native-speaker-spelling-difficulties...  ;D ;D ;D
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