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Offline Jjpso

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Rawhide backing
« on: March 16, 2016, 05:10:10 am »
Hello there.

Cold you guys advice where to get some rawhide backing strips in europe?
In flybow its not available and in fairbow, with the transportation costs, is way too expensive!

Is there any other place who sells it? I tryed the dog bones, but not happy with the quality.

Thanks

Joćo pedro
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Offline Pat B

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Re: Rawhide backing
« Reply #1 on: March 16, 2016, 08:03:53 am »
Do you know of any leather companies near you? They may offer rawhide also.  Book binders too possibly
Goat rawhide is excellent for bow backing.
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Offline Lumberman

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Re: Rawhide backing
« Reply #2 on: March 16, 2016, 09:02:58 am »
Maybe just buy the goat off a small farm, can be good eating too, no lie
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Offline BowEd

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Re: Rawhide backing
« Reply #3 on: March 16, 2016, 10:58:11 am »
Yea most times the stuff you make for yourself you like better.Frame up a critter.Flesh it.Let it dry.Dehair it.Cut it into strips.If you got close neighbors let them contemplate exactly what's going on .....lol.They usually sell rawhide strips in the states for 20.00/2" by 36".
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Offline wizardgoat

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Re: Rawhide backing
« Reply #4 on: March 16, 2016, 11:20:18 am »
Call up leather stores or traditional drum makers
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Offline sieddy

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Re: Rawhide backing
« Reply #5 on: March 16, 2016, 12:33:37 pm »
I dunno where you live but the only decent source I know of in the UK is Tandy leather. It's £30ish pounds for a single bend (whatever that is!). I can't remember the dimensions but it'll back a bow.
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Offline PatM

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Re: Rawhide backing
« Reply #6 on: March 16, 2016, 01:34:43 pm »
Go to a butcher.
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Offline PEARL DRUMS

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Re: Rawhide backing
« Reply #7 on: March 16, 2016, 01:49:05 pm »
I would look at rawhide drum heads.  Remo makes them for djembes, tambourines and other percussion instruments as such. They are very thin and consistent. Probably wont cover an entire limb, but at least cover the working portion.
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Offline TheArborist

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Re: Rawhide backing
« Reply #8 on: March 16, 2016, 04:06:20 pm »
What about using one of those big dog bones?  Is that worth doing?
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Offline bradsmith2010

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Re: Rawhide backing
« Reply #9 on: March 16, 2016, 06:04:47 pm »
I think the dog bones would work, if you sand and scrape them very thin,, it would be alot of work, but if you can't find anything else,, the thinned down version should work fine,,
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Offline ajooter

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Re: Rawhide backing
« Reply #10 on: March 16, 2016, 10:57:48 pm »
I use goat rawhide from Moscow fur and hide...not sure what shipping would be over there but that stuff works great.  I buy it by the whole hide.  You can get a lot of backing strips out of one hide.
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Offline Jjpso

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Re: Rawhide backing
« Reply #11 on: March 17, 2016, 12:19:55 pm »
thanks for all the help guys.

i found a leather dealer here in portugal, and sent him an email.
also found some stores who sell rawhide strips and entire rawhides in germany and england.

regards,

joćo from portugal

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Offline Aaron H

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Re: Rawhide backing
« Reply #12 on: March 17, 2016, 12:31:19 pm »
Get it as thin as you can get it
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