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Offline stuckinthemud

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cow tendon amount needed
« on: November 25, 2015, 11:47:49 am »
My local butcher has said he'll cut me some (beef) achilles tendons but he says they're only 4 to 6 inches long - how many will I need to sinew a 52" ttt bow that's 1" wide for most of its length? Other than mail-order, that's the only source of tendon I can access.
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Offline LittleBen

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Re: cow tendon amount needed
« Reply #1 on: November 25, 2015, 12:38:25 pm »
The Achilles tendon is not the best. Really you want the tendon along the bottom of the "foot".

It's the tendon that the Achilles tendon joins to at the lower end. It will be much much longer.
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Offline bradsmith2010

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Re: cow tendon amount needed
« Reply #2 on: November 25, 2015, 12:45:07 pm »
it depends on how thick they are,, when dry you need about 2 oz or 850 grains,,, I am going to guess,, maybe 8 
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