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Main Discussion Area => Bows => Topic started by: hunterman on October 30, 2007, 08:48:22 pm

Title: new hornbow in the works
Post by: hunterman on October 30, 2007, 08:48:22 pm

 
dang, it took me forever, but i finally made some progress...

http://s227.photobucket.com/albums/dd199/cordell134/hornbow/

oh ya, does anyone know if you can use craft store tacky glue for sinew instead of hide glue???

Title: Re: new hornbow in the works
Post by: 1/2primitive on October 30, 2007, 09:11:22 pm

Ahhhh, probably not. At least it will not give you the perfomance benifits of a sinew backing appied with hide glue.
     Sean

Title: Re: new hornbow in the works
Post by: 1/2primitive on October 30, 2007, 09:31:26 pm

With a hornbow, I would get access to sinew or hide to make a good animal glue, a hornbow is a very technical project.
     Sean

Title: Re: new hornbow in the works
Post by: hunterman on October 30, 2007, 10:00:08 pm

yeah, ur probably right
  looks like i godda spend more money  >:(

Title: Re: new hornbow in the works
Post by: PatM on October 30, 2007, 10:41:09 pm

 How on earth are those  siyahs attached!!?? I can't see them holding up like that.
 Pat

Title: Re: new hornbow in the works
Post by: welch2 on November 01, 2007, 12:26:40 am

What did you wrap the handle ,and the siyahs with?
Are you going to sinew over the wrappings?

(http://i227.photobucket.com/albums/dd199/cordell134/hornbow/IMG_1390.jpg)

Ralph

Title: Re: new hornbow in the works
Post by: hunterman on November 18, 2007, 08:23:29 pm

i cut a small dovetail to attach the siyahs then glued them with hide glue
and wrapped them with epoxied artificial sinew.