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Offline BowJunkie

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Processing Deer leg sinew
« on: December 04, 2012, 01:54:51 am »
I am not sure if this is the right category, Please excuse me
I have several avid bow hunter's     " one's with training wheels on their bows"    >:D  that I know who are bringing me deer legs before they take their kill to the processor. I have only used sinew for arrows and stitching, and I am wanting to learn to sinew back a bow.
My question is, how many Deer legs would it take to process enough sinew to back an average size bow? 
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Offline Pappy

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Re: Processing Deer leg sinew
« Reply #1 on: December 04, 2012, 06:44:07 am »
About 5 or 6 per layer. :)
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Offline BowJunkie

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Re: Processing Deer leg sinew
« Reply #2 on: December 04, 2012, 08:48:50 am »
Thank Ya much Pappy
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Offline osage outlaw

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Re: Processing Deer leg sinew
« Reply #3 on: December 04, 2012, 09:00:39 am »
Make sure you have a bunch.  It always seems to take more than I think it will take.  Are you following the sinew up through the knee on the back legs when you cut it out?
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Offline Fred Arnold

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Re: Processing Deer leg sinew
« Reply #4 on: December 04, 2012, 12:11:58 pm »
I'm glad you brought this question up because I had a similar question. Would the same amount apply to back sinew? Does about 1 oz processed sinew per layer sound close?
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