I just want to know the exact process for preping sinew for backing a bow. like, do i soak it first? also i saw some natural gut hafting material online. could that be used like sinew? or is it different?
thanks a bunch,
john
Once the sinew is dry, I take a smooth hammer and pound it on a smooth surface until it starts to seperate into bundles. Then I pull it apart into small fibers about the size of a pencil lead.
by dry, do you mean, dry after soaking in water? or after removing it from the animal? sorry, i just want to make sure i understand it fully.
Dry after removing from the animal, no need to soak it in water.
ed scott, a professional bowyer, says he "hydrates", or soaks, it. then dips it in the glue and then applies it. but do you know about the gut hafting material? i tried to look it up but there isnt much about backing bows with it.