Post For Tim Baker ( Sinew)

[BowEd]

I've never met Tim myself but My friend Gary did at the first Mo Jam.Many things he's written are spot on.In fact most,but with the good comes some bad too.
I'm with the rest can't understanding why someone would think he's above any authority.

[mullet]

I was a Moderator on Paleoplanet when he pitched his little temper tantrum and said he was leaving. Well the rule got changed for Tim and they created a new category to make him feel better and not leave. So, I left.

[PEARL DRUMS]

He said he was outta here on the 28th and showed back up on the 29th to snoop around. Must have missed you, Eddie.

[PatM]

   Ol' Ken told us a different story for his departure over there.

 I still remember Tim's PA article where he threw a glass backing on a hickory board bow and that was all justifiable.  His own personal rules were rather fluid.

[sleek]

Well, regardless of all the drama, there is still a lot of good in this thread. Can we keep going with the effort of learning?

[Marc St Louis]

He said he was outta here on the 28th and showed back up on the 29th to snoop around. Must have missed you, Eddie.

Must have been a shock for him to find out he was banned

[Marc St Louis]

I thought I would clarify the above statement of his being banned, just in case.

Tim does have interesting ideas so if he changes his attitude and starts to respect this forum and the rules then I will suggest that we lift the ban.

[spencerarcher]

BowEd:

Yes, it's whale baleen. You win the 50 points, duly recorded. They're fully transferable and can be traded with other point holders or used to make purchases in the paleo economy,btc margin. Just kidding, but not a bad idea.

sleek:

" I have seen baleen used as backing, but does it work as a belly?

Yes.  As belly material it stand about half way between horn and bow wood itself. The Asiatic-style bow on page 87 of TBB-1 used baleen on the belly.

PatM:

The glue belly in the photo on the previous page was brushed on. Maybe ten coats. Three layers of TP/glue yields the same thickness, and much more uniformly. It's best to use cheap, thin, almost see-through versions, and to peel its two layers apart, each layer more air than fiber.

Sleek:

Knox Gelatin, and similar, is surprisingly high-quality glue, with a bloom or gel strength of about 300, just about the highest of any glue.

great post thanks