Rawhide Backing Question

[TimBo]

How do you guys waterproof the rawhide backing if using hide glue? 

[Pat B]

I use Tru-Oil just like any other bow.

[loon]

What if I try to glue a rawhide backing with hide glue.. with perry reflex? Would it do work? Or just break off?

It gets pretty stiff when dry..

[Pat B]

Perry reflex is just for hard backings. Rawhide adds no performance, only protection.  You can add rawhide to a reflexed or R/D style bow but still only for protection.

[Dances with squirrels]

I use Thunderbird bow finish. It would sure save some time and effort if rawhide had the tension properties of sinew, wouldn't it?

[BowEd]

For finish on rawhide I'm using a lacquer called magna lac.Very quick drying.Works great too although the rawhide does need a few more light passes to do a good job.
I'll have to get into using hide glue to put rawhide on too.Really like that sucking quality.

[Pappy]

I use tru oil to seal, I use TB3 to put it on and usually don't wrap it at all., I do one limb at a time and work from handle to tip with my thumbs , from center of limb to sides pushing out the excess glue and air, I will do this over and over every few minutes until the glue sets , don't take long with TB3 if the weather is good. I do the same with snake skins. If I do wrap I am very careful to wrap light and keep the air and glue pushed out and I work the wrap down the limb, then work down the limb with my thumbs after it is wrapped same as I do if I don't wrap it.
 Pappy

[ntvbowyer1969]

Good evening, I know its prob. a bit late now to fix what happened but I never wrap my backings. I just spend the time and work the backing be it rawhide, snake skins, fish skins, silk to name a few. I do a sizing coat first and let it dry until almost dry/slightly tacky. I then keep smoothing over it with a wet finger or antler until it starts to set up a little. You can work on another bow or arrows. watch a game whatever tickles your fancy. When it starts to dry and the backing starts to shrink a bit is the danger time when air pockets want to start showing their ugly faces. Just keep working them one limb at a time. I repeat this process until they are stable and glue is about dry and no air pockets are showing. I haven't had a backing bubble on me using this way in a long time.I always use tite bond 3 unless im doing a all natural bow or native replica.