Pat, That's a lot of rain. In April we had 1 5/8 inches, June we got 1/3" and that is all for the summer. Luck and patience.

Its rained all 3 days this month too. When will it stop! d:^(

Is it still raining Pat?
Have a question for you, At the fadeouts How wide is your bow and what is the thickness of your sinew at the fadeouts?

I started a sinew backed ERC of 58" and similar profile about 2 months ago and it looks like at this rate I may finish first! You need to do some sort of no-rain dance and make it stop!

Well guys I've taken her out of the utility room and have her in full sight now. We have had a pretty dry Sept so far. We can already feel fall in the air and that air is dryer. Now all I need is the time to work on her.
Scars, she is 1 5/8" at the fades and out about 12" before tapering towards the tips. I use two thick layers of cow sinew on this bow. It is the first time I have used cow sinew so I don't know how it measures up to deer or elk sinew. The bundles I laid down were pretty thick but the way it was shreaded is worked well and layed pretty smoothly.
I removed the back bracing string and the back of the handle is 6" behind the tips. It's gonna be a bitch just getting this thing to low brace height. d;^)

How about pictures, Pat?

Roy, I'm having problems making Photobucket work. They have changed their format. It really hasn't changed much since the last pics.

Just read the whole thread. It is awesome. Thanks for sharing. Looking forward to more updates.

Okie Dokie, Pat..

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Scars, she is 1 5/8" at the fades and out about 12" before tapering towards the tips. I use two thick layers of cow sinew on this bow. It is the first time I have used cow sinew so I don't know how it measures up to deer or elk sinew. The bundles I laid down were pretty thick but the way it was shreaded is worked well and layed pretty smoothly.
I removed the back bracing string and the back of the handle is 6" behind the tips. It's gonna be a bitch just getting this thing to low brace height. d;^)

Thanks Pat,
ATARN has a cattle sinew topic they keep right at the top of their "bows arrows and stuff forum" I don't think there will be much difference in performance. Unless you are making a flight bow.
I think you may be correct in sayin' it's going to be a bear to get it to low brace. Might need a bracing board. Where did you get cattle sinew?
My horn bow is 1 7/16" wide and 3/8" thick at the fades I think I will thin it down some more.
Your bow is what gave me the incentive to start my horn bow. Thanks
Joe

Joe, I was gonna build an Asiatic horn bow but it seemed too daunting of a task. I have watched James Parker building his horn bows and at different stages of the process. I will probably build a Plains style horned belly bow or at least my version of one. That is for next year.
I got the cow sinew, already shreaded no less in trade for a bundle of hill cane. I liked working with it.

With the craftsmanship I have seen in your bows I would have no doubt you would excel. I too plan on building a few Native horn bows. I also want to make a Pacific coast painted bow. And a rib bone bow. A sheephorn/elk bow with no wood core is tempting also.

TTT

a good place to get cattle sinew, is find a feedlot in the area, and ask them if you can go over to their dead pile, and cut the tendons off, they usually die from pneumonia, colic, "the spins" or a lead pill,not anything that is contagious to human contact.
chat to the cowboys at the feedlot- make friends with them, trade them some gear- they are worse gear freaks than trad archers, offer them a new hat or sumpin' for"x" amount of sinew.

I got back to work on this bow today after quite a long time. I added the sinew on 6/16-18/2013. After a few pulls on the long string and scraping a bit where needed I got her to low brace to see how everything lined up. No real problems. One limb(lower) was a bit too stiff and had a few stiff spots so I used a scraper to correct those problems then raised the brace height to where it it now, about 6 1/2" from the back.
 Anyway here are a few pics I took today..
Braced...


drawn to 26"...


and just after unbracng. I shot four arrows through her then let her rest at brace for about 1 hour before unbracing and taking this pic...


There is still a lot of work to do. She is stil a bit heavy(60#@26") so I want t reduce that some. I still need o shape and finish the tips and handle and put lots of arrows through her before adding the finishing touches(tip overlays,carp skins a floppy est and handlw wrap).

Looking great Pat. I am going to have to try one of these some day.

You make it look easy for sure.

Very nice, Pat...

Nice Pat.

Looks real good Pat, can't wait to see it all finished up.

Looks great....glad to see it working out for you...no personal experience but I read that domestic sinew is sub par to wild harvested sinew...but that doesn't look to be the case...thanks for sharing your work...


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Glenn