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Main Discussion Area => Bows => Topic started by: kylerprochaska on October 06, 2009, 06:47:54 pm

Title: How much weight can I expect to gain from sinew?
Post by: kylerprochaska on October 06, 2009, 06:47:54 pm

Just wondering how much draw weight I can expect to gain from 2 or 3 layers of sinew?  That way I can try to get close to my target weight.
Thanks in advance!

-Ky

Title: Re: How much weight can I expect to gain from sinew?
Post by: adb on October 06, 2009, 06:54:00 pm

In my experience, it's usually somewhere around 10-20%.

Title: Re: How much weight can I expect to gain from sinew?
Post by: Keenan on October 06, 2009, 08:19:41 pm

 What kind of bow is it? How long, what type wood?

Title: Re: How much weight can I expect to gain from sinew?
Post by: kylerprochaska on October 06, 2009, 08:22:29 pm

56 inch osage recurve

-Ky

Title: Re: How much weight can I expect to gain from sinew?
Post by: knightd on October 06, 2009, 09:15:30 pm

Are you going to add reflex when you put the sinew on??

Title: Re: How much weight can I expect to gain from sinew?
Post by: kylerprochaska on October 06, 2009, 09:19:07 pm

I wasn't planning on it, but maybe a little

-Ky

Title: Re: How much weight can I expect to gain from sinew?
Post by: Keenan on October 07, 2009, 11:15:12 am

Probably about 7-10 lbs.  I would definately pull it into a slight reflex while drying