Ozbow

gday fellahs. just browsing the web and found these two links and figured i may as well share them. the one on glue is particularily interesting.

Home made sinew:
http://www.sparrowcreek.com/Sinew.htm

Home made Hide/Pitch Glue:
http://nativeskills.madduckoutdoors.com/glue.htm

Enjoy!!

Jake

Great Jake, thanks, and if you follow a link further to http://www.hideandfur.com/ there is a very long list of horn, bone, stone and similar artifacts.

Great sites boys, just read over a section in TBB on backing. I understand a little more now

cheers Jape. i was just interested in making sinew then noticed it mentioned hide glue. well that got my interest up real quick, im sure everyone knows what i mean. thanks for that bud

Jake

Hi Jake, what are you up to? I never made hide-glue but will keep that link in case. Have made milk glue years ago and that is amazingly strong. Also pitch glue with charcoal and wattle gum (got a small jar of gum put by ), will make some more up this winter when I get into arrow-making.

I saw the other link and posted it because over time a few here have asked about horn and stag and skulls and stone points. Fancy a wolf skull myself but a bit expensive for me.

So ... you backing a bow? First catch your deer eh?