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Offline wolfsire

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Gut Backing?
« on: October 02, 2008, 05:29:03 pm »
knightd, over in the arrow section thread on gut just wrote:  "I was thinking about the fact you can get it anywhere and it is really long. maby a gut backing instead of a rawhide?"

Any ideas on this?
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Offline Kegan

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Re: Gut Backing?
« Reply #1 on: October 02, 2008, 05:37:37 pm »
Gut's pretty strong, but shrinks alot (which, when exposed to moisture, could be trouble for your glue) as well as stretching a whole lot (meaning you would have to apply it pretty taught).

Taking those into consideration, I don't see why else it wouldn't work. Pretty strong stuff, and would probabaly work really well in an arid area.
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Offline JW_Halverson

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Re: Gut Backing?
« Reply #2 on: October 02, 2008, 08:23:40 pm »
Maybe even just "sleeve" the bow with gut and call it Sausage?!?!
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Offline sailordad

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Re: Gut Backing?
« Reply #3 on: October 02, 2008, 08:28:08 pm »
 :D :D ;D ;D
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Re: Gut Backing?
« Reply #4 on: October 02, 2008, 08:36:15 pm »
Hickory smothered sausage.. ;D
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Offline ZanderPommo

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Re: Gut Backing?
« Reply #5 on: October 02, 2008, 10:46:37 pm »
I'd eat it...............what?

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Offline M-P

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Re: Gut Backing?
« Reply #6 on: October 04, 2008, 01:14:52 am »
I've seen mention of gut covered plains indian bows in at least two different books.  Not very pretty, but functional.   Ron
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