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[NOMADIC PIRATE]

...Well I'm just about ready to make my first sinew backed bow,...but i can't make up my mind between 2 , they are both gone tru floor tillering.

both are great peaces of wood

one is going to be 58-59"ntn, the other 63-64" ntn

thanks

here's the longer one

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Here's the shorty

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[Robinwho]

I don't know but I think the longone there is one lim flexing and the other deflexing ??

[NOMADIC PIRATE]

No Robin, .....set back handle, than  little deflexed sections, than from half limbs slight natural recurve, that I will increase a bit and match just before applying sinew, if I'll decide on this bow

[Coo-wah-chobee]

      l like both staves Manny. Guess I would go with shorter one just ta have less mass on outer limbs, plus I like 58" bows. When ya make yer decision are ya gonna use TB3 or hide glue?......bob

[NOMADIC PIRATE]

TB III Bob, I hunt in the rain a lot in winter

[Coo-wah-chobee]

                   I do too but I use hide glue. " One mans junk is another man's treasure, eh?" ......bob

[Justin Snyder]

I would do the shorty also.  Don't forget, Titebond III is only water resistant.  Justin

[NOMADIC PIRATE]

LOL BOB

...Yeah I'm leaning towards the 58"er, ..the only thing is that I've never being to succefull with short bows and that makes me gravitate towards the longer bows


water resistant plus skins plus a good finish  , ...just don't feel like messing with hide glue

[Pat B]

Manny, I've only done a few sinewed bows and 2 of them are 60", which worked out well for me. I believe sinew is better suited for shorter bows with 63"-64" being on the long side. I think I'd go with the 58" and add the sinew only to the working part of the limb and leave the tips bare wood(under the finish). I usually leave the tips bare on sinew bows to protect the sinew from the string and vice versa. I then wrap where the sinew ends.
   That shorty is stunning with that dark streak in it and the long tapered outline.   
   My next sinew bow is gonna be a 50" ERC bendy handle bow with sapwood and heartwood. Pat

[NOMADIC PIRATE]

That's a good idea Pat ...yeah that little bow is gonna come out real cool

[D. Tiller]

Manny, next you need to try a Hupa designed bow at 36" long and pulling in the 50# range. Should make the perfect bow for hunting in that dense jungle brush ya got over there.

David T.