Primitive Archer
Main Discussion Area => Bows => Topic started by: stuckinthemud on November 25, 2015, 11:47:49 am
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My local butcher has said he'll cut me some (beef) achilles tendons but he says they're only 4 to 6 inches long - how many will I need to sinew a 52" ttt bow that's 1" wide for most of its length? Other than mail-order, that's the only source of tendon I can access.
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The Achilles tendon is not the best. Really you want the tendon along the bottom of the "foot".
It's the tendon that the Achilles tendon joins to at the lower end. It will be much much longer.
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it depends on how thick they are,, when dry you need about 2 oz or 850 grains,,, I am going to guess,, maybe 8