Prarie, Please except my apology if I offended you or your friend. There is always a risk when we are endevering to show something we have learned and in todays world of internet, many things get posted that are first time experiments or first time projects. If it is, his first, I would be the eager to congratulate and also offer helpfull suggestions.
However this seemed as a tutorial of 'How to sinew a bow' and in the "Bowyers world" this method lacks much knowledge of sinew and the best methods of applying it. I have sinewed allot of bows and still have much to learn, Yet I am also open to learn new techniques as well. In fact a recent technique by James Parker is sounding very promissing and I am excited to hear more about it. Because this is coming from a man with years of horn bow sinewing with proven results.
Several people stated that it was a "great" video and therefore I expected a "great" demonstration of skills and technique. However I did feel a responsibility that new bowyers should know there are better methods then what was presented as a "How to" Video. We do Carry a responsibility in promoting bowyers skills by honesty and truth. Therefore I felt compelled to offer some hopefully,constructive criticism.
I saw the original video of Homer and felt the same way about the method back then. When I realized others are being taught this method as "The way it's supposed to be done" I had to say something.
Legionnaire, The video quality and execution were great. Pleasing and insiring individual. Great tutorial on the fish bladder glue. Just can't support the sinew method as "Great"
We are all here, to learn from one another. And I know that I learn more when people give honest and correct critique to what I do. I hope you can understand my intent.
