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Offline macbow

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Is all sinew usable.
« on: November 30, 2009, 04:30:00 PM »
I've read of deer, elk and bison sinew used for backing bows. Any reason domestic cattle sinew wouldn't work?
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Re: Is all sinew usable.
« Reply #1 on: November 30, 2009, 05:43:00 PM »
No reason to my knowledge.  Everything that I have read says that it will.  Having said that I heard that deer siniew has considerable more spring to it.  Think of a deer leaping over a fence and a cow trying to. :-)
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Re: Is all sinew usable.
« Reply #2 on: November 30, 2009, 05:47:00 PM »
Cow sinew will work but I have heard it is difficult to separate and it is very greasy.
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Offline Jesse Peltan

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Re: Is all sinew usable.
« Reply #3 on: November 30, 2009, 06:43:00 PM »
I think some of the Ottoman Turks used cow sinew in their bows.
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Re: Is all sinew usable.
« Reply #4 on: December 04, 2009, 10:30:00 AM »
macbow -

I have some deer sinew if you want it.  I tried cow to no avail.

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