Sinew availability in India

[brihacharan]

Hi Bhairav,
> Pardon my ignorance!
> You want the sinew for "Stringing" the bow is it?
> If so why not try "Cat Gut" which is used by surgeons for suturing.
> Surgical product mfg. companies make them - may be you could 'Google' and find out suppliers.
> Or may be try fishing net manufacturers (Garware) makes special nylon threads for this.
> Finally if everything fails - try Archery Clubs - they may be of help!
Cheers
Brihacharan

[Mark]

I've personally built over a dozen bows, my father (of Cherokee Indian lineage) built a LOT of bows. I do not know how many but if he came back to me in a dream said he built over 100 I would not doubt it.

When I was about 11, he built me a bow that was backed with braided fishing line. For what it was, the backing worked quite well. If I needed to back a bow and was going to use a non-traditional material, I suspect an aramid fishing line like kevlar/Spectra would work quite well and would be my first choice.

[Yaj]

What was the wood used Mark?And were these selfbows?
Regards,
Yaj.

[nagarifle]

TRY tire thread cuts

[Mark]

What was the wood used Mark?And were these selfbows?
Regards,
Yaj.

The wood for the bow that had fishing line backing was hickory if I remember. I also have an eskimo bow from the 1800's that I can take a picture of and post, that has a sinew backing but the method of attaching would work well for fishing line.

IMHO, most dense grained woods would probably make an acceptable bow as long as they are free from knots.

[Bhairav]

Hi Bhairav,
> Pardon my ignorance!
> You want the sinew for "Stringing" the bow is it?
> If so why not try "Cat Gut" which is used by surgeons for suturing.
> Surgical product mfg. companies make them - may be you could 'Google' and find out suppliers.
> Or may be try fishing net manufacturers (Garware) makes special nylon threads for this.
> Finally if everything fails - try Archery Clubs - they may be of help!
Cheers
Brihacharan

thanks for the info mate. I did not know about cat-gut. I needed sinew to back the bow and not for string.

BTW I enquired about cat-gut in a medical shop, but found it must costly (Rs 90 for 85 cm of thread).

I have already ordered Dacron spool for making bow-string.

I've personally built over a dozen bows, my father (of Cherokee Indian lineage) built a LOT of bows. I do not know how many but if he came back to me in a dream said he built over 100 I would not doubt it.

When I was about 11, he built me a bow that was backed with braided fishing line. For what it was, the backing worked quite well. If I needed to back a bow and was going to use a non-traditional material, I suspect an aramid fishing line like kevlar/Spectra would work quite well and would be my first choice.

Thanks Mark. In my case demin is working good.

TRY tire thread cuts

Thanks Naga. I am using dacron b-50 thread for making bow-string.