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Offline razorsharptokill

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Thickness of rawhide for backing a selfbow?
« on: April 01, 2011, 06:49:00 PM »
I have some soaking to back an osage bow. I noticed mine is about 1/8" thick. Too thick?
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Re: Thickness of rawhide for backing a selfbow?
« Reply #1 on: April 01, 2011, 07:45:00 PM »
Yes I think that is too thick.
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Re: Thickness of rawhide for backing a selfbow?
« Reply #2 on: April 01, 2011, 11:14:00 PM »
I think so too. Deer or goat rawhide are the best. Very thin and strong.  You can sand down what you have and make it thinner.
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Re: Thickness of rawhide for backing a selfbow?
« Reply #3 on: April 01, 2011, 11:36:00 PM »
Yep, too thick.

I haven't used goat, the best I have used is antelope
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Re: Thickness of rawhide for backing a selfbow?
« Reply #4 on: April 04, 2011, 08:33:00 PM »
I will sand it down. What thickness?
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Re: Thickness of rawhide for backing a selfbow?
« Reply #5 on: April 07, 2011, 12:37:00 AM »
Until you can see through it.
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Re: Thickness of rawhide for backing a selfbow?
« Reply #6 on: April 07, 2011, 06:41:00 AM »
Sanding or rasping down sinew after it's dried won't violate the fibers? Or give it a place to split further on down the road?
I've never used sinew that's why I'm asking.
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Re: Thickness of rawhide for backing a selfbow?
« Reply #7 on: April 07, 2011, 08:50:00 AM »
This is rawhide.
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Re: Thickness of rawhide for backing a selfbow?
« Reply #8 on: April 07, 2011, 09:36:00 AM »
Ooops......sorry Razor, I posted in here before I had my coffee this morning.
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Re: Thickness of rawhide for backing a selfbow?
« Reply #9 on: April 10, 2011, 07:57:00 PM »
this might be a given but make sure you sand on the flesh side and not the side that had the hair as that is where the strength comes from.
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Re: Thickness of rawhide for backing a selfbow?
« Reply #10 on: April 10, 2011, 10:43:00 PM »
I had a tough time with really thick cow rawhide once...bow lasted about, well, 1 shot.  Obviously a 'bowyer' error, and I'm using that term loosely.

Sorry bowyers
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