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Offline sonny

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Re: Finishing Sinew ?
« Reply #15 on: January 10, 2016, 11:33:03 am »
I tried the thin brown paper like Pat M mentioned...
it scared the hell out of me when it cracked the first time I drew the bow after the glue had dried a few days.
I won't do that again!
 
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Offline richardzane

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Re: Finishing Sinew ?
« Reply #16 on: January 10, 2016, 11:55:50 am »
PatM,
that birch bark cover is wow-beautiful
when i'm working on things my ancestors worked, singing the songs my ancestors sang, dancing the same dances, speaking the same language, only then  I feel connected to the land, THIS land, where my ancestors walked for thousands of years...

Offline Pat B

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Re: Finishing Sinew ?
« Reply #17 on: January 10, 2016, 12:30:50 pm »
I've never had a problem with paper backings. Just like with other backings you don't want too much glue. You do want to saturate the backing but no excess glue.
Make the most of all that comes and the least of all that goes!    Pat Brennan  Brevard, NC