Where to get rawhide

[chuckp]

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?

[Pat B]

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.

[El Destructo]

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

[ken75]

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.

[chuckp]

Thanks for your offer Pat, I have plenty of time to get some. Good links on the where-a-bouts of rawhide.

[sweeney3]

Mike Yancy at PineHollow Longbows sells rawhide backing strips that are pretty nice.