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Main Discussion Area => Bows => Topic started by: wolfsire on October 02, 2008, 05:29:03 pm

Title: Gut Backing?
Post by: wolfsire 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?

Title: Re: Gut Backing?
Post by: Kegan 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.

Title: Re: Gut Backing?
Post by: JW_Halverson on October 02, 2008, 08:23:40 pm

Maybe even just "sleeve" the bow with gut and call it Sausage?!?!

Title: Re: Gut Backing?
Post by: sailordad on October 02, 2008, 08:28:08 pm

 :D :D ;D ;D

Title: Re: Gut Backing?
Post by: knightd on October 02, 2008, 08:36:15 pm

Hickory smothered sausage.. ;D

Title: Re: Gut Backing?
Post by: ZanderPommo on October 02, 2008, 10:46:37 pm

I'd eat it...............what?

Zander

Title: Re: Gut Backing?
Post by: M-P 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