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Offline WhistlingBadger

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Re: What do you think?
« Reply #15 on: December 18, 2024, 02:27:12 pm »
Yeah, I'm excited to try sinew backing again.  I have only done one successful sinewed bow, a kid's bow.  The one juniper/sinew bow I did exploded on the tree.  But I have a bunch of nice juniper.  My plan is to get a couple bows roughed out this winter, then sinew them in the spring once it warms up a bit.  I also have a couple of decent maple pieces that I might try sinewing.  Stay tuned...
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Offline JW_Halverson

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Re: What do you think?
« Reply #16 on: December 18, 2024, 02:57:59 pm »
Yeah, I'm excited to try sinew backing again.  I have only done one successful sinewed bow, a kid's bow.  The one juniper/sinew bow I did exploded on the tree.  But I have a bunch of nice juniper.  My plan is to get a couple bows roughed out this winter, then sinew them in the spring once it warms up a bit.  I also have a couple of decent maple pieces that I might try sinewing.  Stay tuned...

I used to get pronghorn rawhides from a guy in Colorado for pretty cheap. BEST rawhide out there, thin, strong and consistent thickness.
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Offline superdav95

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Re: What do you think?
« Reply #17 on: December 18, 2024, 06:37:51 pm »
Yeah, I'm excited to try sinew backing again.  I have only done one successful sinewed bow, a kid's bow.  The one juniper/sinew bow I did exploded on the tree.  But I have a bunch of nice juniper.  My plan is to get a couple bows roughed out this winter, then sinew them in the spring once it warms up a bit.  I also have a couple of decent maple pieces that I might try sinewing.  Stay tuned...

I used to get pronghorn rawhides from a guy in Colorado for pretty cheap. BEST rawhide out there, thin, strong and consistent thickness.

I would love to get some and try it.  I’ve used kangaroo hide and it’s good too.  I still have a bunch of white tail deer hide left over from last year so I’ll be a while using that up anyway.  I’ve heard good things about the pronghorn stuff too. 
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