Primitive Archer
Main Discussion Area => Bows => Topic started by: chuckp on June 27, 2010, 11:25:05 am
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Where is a good place to buy some rawhide. I'll save my deer hide this fall along with the sinew, but in a pinch, besides three rivers, any good sellers?
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Chuck, If you only need enough for a bow I can send you some. You might try Crazy Crow, Moscow Fur and Hide(?) and possibly a few other places. What you ideally want is deer or goat rawhide because they are thin but strong.
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I buy a lot from the local Tandy Leather Company....but if they don't have what I need....then I buy from......springfieldleather.com.....chichesterInc.com........zackwhite.com....all of these places sell thin Rawhide that is suitable for Bow Backing....I usually buy Goat if they do not have deer
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chuck at the risk of stirring the poop pot , you can buy a rawhide dog bone soak untie and stretch it over the limbs join at the handle ,wrap and let dry. cut off excess when dry and then sand . because as it will be said soon!, the thickness will vary in the rawhide but can be sanded fairly uniform. i and others have used this method and its a cheap (3 or 4 bucks) alternative to ordering rawhide.
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Thanks for your offer Pat, I have plenty of time to get some. Good links on the where-a-bouts of rawhide.
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Mike Yancy at PineHollow Longbows sells rawhide backing strips that are pretty nice.