Is there any real reason to sinew back osage?

[Slackbunny]

Let's see, I've made.... 16. At 400 you're leaps and bounds ahead of me. 

[Bryce]

Sinew is magical material. Too awesome to pass up. That's why

[mullet]

I just posted a 53" sinew backed bow for all of the reasons mentioned, a questionable piece of wood and I wanted a 28" indestructible, draw length.

[simson]

osage and sinew - both are magic materials (the king and the queen?)
As said by others, I would not back an osage bow when there is no good reason. Sinew adds lot of mass, so the bow should be in middle or better upper range of drawweight. Unbacked osage can handle lot of bend, esp. when build as bend through the handle bow you even can make very short bows. Here are some good examples on the forum.

[BOWMAN53]

I still do have way too many here though. And yes they are almost all backed with sinew.

I can help you with that problem and I'll take a couple off your hands...I'd take a couple of your bows...you make cool sinewed bows

count me in, ill help you free up some storage space

[JW_Halverson]

At your level of tillering experience, whether it is 400 or 4,000, you don't need sinew to cover your mistakes.  The only reason you should consider sinew is on those highly stressed designs.  Or because you happen to feel like it. 

[loefflerchuck]

Thanks for all the advice. Lots of experience on this site. Also saw a couple bows just posted of exactly what I am making. Great timing. Maybe I should get rid of a couple bows here but the problem is I have attachments  to em. Others have a flaw that only the maker could love about them. Besides I only have about 50 here. I swear I'm not a hoarder in any other aspect