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Offline sieddy

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Reusing painted sinew backing?
« on: February 11, 2016, 05:06:15 am »
Hi all I've got a sinew backed bow that failed and I was wondering if I could strip the sinew backing and reuse it. Only downside is the sinew has been painted (i dont know what kind of paint). Do you think its salvageable?  ???
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Offline PatM

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Re: Reusing painted sinew backing?
« Reply #1 on: February 11, 2016, 09:09:48 am »
Scrape and sand the paint off and then soak it free. Hopefully the back is fairly smooth and the paint isn't sitting in deep fissures in the back.
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Re: Reusing painted sinew backing?
« Reply #2 on: February 11, 2016, 12:06:23 pm »
Thanks Pat. If theres a chance it'll work I think i'll give it a try! :-)
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