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Main Discussion Area => Bows => Topic started by: ravenbeak on February 08, 2009, 11:22:20 pm

Title: help with rawhide backing
Post by: ravenbeak on February 08, 2009, 11:22:20 pm

I've got a great little bow on the go,  50" long and tillered to 25.  I'm gonna do a rawhide backing and I have already got the strips cut out.  I will be using hide glue.

Which side should go against the wood,   hair or flesh.   I was thinking hair as it is smoother and then sand down the flesh side, 

what do you guys do?

thanks in advance.

Jamie

Title: Re: help with rawhide backing
Post by: Pat B on February 08, 2009, 11:25:21 pm

I always put it down the way it came off the animal, flesh side down.

Title: Re: help with rawhide backing
Post by: El Destructo on February 08, 2009, 11:48:08 pm

    Flesh Side Down....if you want ....and I do.....sand it before you put it down to make sure that the part being glued is flat

Title: Re: help with rawhide backing
Post by: Gordon on February 09, 2009, 12:00:24 am

Flesh side down because it tends to curl that way.

Title: Re: help with rawhide backing
Post by: Pappy on February 09, 2009, 01:05:32 pm

I always do flesh side down also. :)
   Pappy

Title: Re: help with rawhide backing
Post by: ravenbeak on February 09, 2009, 01:37:16 pm

consensus says flesh side down,

thanks guys

Title: Re: help with rawhide backing
Post by: ricktrojanowski on February 09, 2009, 09:35:55 pm

I have only rawhide backed one bow.  I used Titebond 3 instead of hide glue the TB 3 is waterproof and did flesh side down.

Title: Re: help with rawhide backing
Post by: Pappy on February 10, 2009, 05:54:55 am

I use TB3 also.Never done rawhide with hide glue. :)
   Pappy

Title: Re: help with rawhide backing
Post by: adb on February 10, 2009, 06:47:12 pm

I've used TB2 and hide glue for rawhide backings, and I've always put it flesh side down.