Smoked Sinew?

[blackhawk]

That's a funny story clintster   

[autologus]

I can talk him into doing about anything.  For 50 cents he found out the pinching power that a stag beetle has.

Did it draw blood?  Those things are strong.

Grady

[osage outlaw]

It latched onto his nipple (I got to pick the spot) and he starts screaming and jumping around.  The beetle is floppin' like a giant nipple ring.  Best 50 cents I ever spent.  Night shift at a sewer plant gets pretty boring.



Sorry about distracting from your post Sasquatch.  I think you could trade for some better sinew than the pet store stuff but would work as a last resort as long as you cleaned it good.

[Sasquatch]

No problem,  I like crazy stories. Besides your coworker reminded me of myself.  About the sinew i think that i will save the money for now. this stuff is really oily. thanks for all the responses.  Keep Building Boys....

[Pat B]

I got some back sinew from a guy in the UPO of Michigan that came from a deer processor. The processor kept the sinew in his smoker(must have been cold smoke) until he had a bunch and Dana would pick it up. I've been using this sinew ever since and the smoke hasn't hurt anything. I do hydrate and wash the sinew in Dawn before bow backing but not for hafting and wraps. I just chew it for that and the smoke gives it a nice taste. 

[randman]

I get my sinew from the pet store. It's cheap at 2.50 a hank. Stuff I get isn't smoked. Just needs to be washed with dawn and hydrated like Pat says. Nothing wrong with it at all. I have seen some big stuff though (looks like Bovine backstrap) that looks way overcooked and is hard and brittle that would never work.