Author Topic: Gut Backing? (Read 4210 times)

wolfsire · « **on:** October 02, 2008, 05:29:03 pm »

knightd, over in the arrow section thread on gut just wrote: "I was thinking about the fact you can get it anywhere and it is really long. maby a gut backing instead of a rawhide?"

Any ideas on this?

Kegan · « **Reply #1 on:** October 02, 2008, 05:37:37 pm »

Gut's pretty strong, but shrinks alot (which, when exposed to moisture, could be trouble for your glue) as well as stretching a whole lot (meaning you would have to apply it pretty taught).

Taking those into consideration, I don't see why else it wouldn't work. Pretty strong stuff, and would probabaly work really well in an arid area.

JW_Halverson · « **Reply #2 on:** October 02, 2008, 08:23:40 pm »

Maybe even just "sleeve" the bow with gut and call it Sausage?!?!

sailordad · « **Reply #3 on:** October 02, 2008, 08:28:08 pm »

knightd · « **Reply #4 on:** October 02, 2008, 08:36:15 pm »

Hickory smothered sausage..

ZanderPommo · « **Reply #5 on:** October 02, 2008, 10:46:37 pm »

I'd eat it...............what?

Zander

M-P · « **Reply #6 on:** October 04, 2008, 01:14:52 am »

I've seen mention of gut covered plains indian bows in at least two different books. Not very pretty, but functional. Ron

Primitive Archer

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