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Rawhide Backings |
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Item Number: 6121
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Q: What do you use to seal the rawhide ??? Is there a good Youtube on RAWHIDE backing A-Z?? Asked on 4/6/2013 by Mark from Batesville, MS Know the answer? Answer this question 1 answer A: Thunderbird sealer or Minwax polyurethane Answered on 4/9/2013 by Dave from 3Rivers Archery
Q: If i have violated the back growth ring of a hickory stave will this serve as a backing to keep the bow from faliure and splintering? Asked on 4/3/2013 by Ben from St Louis, MO Know the answer? Answer this question 1 answer A: Yes, this would work as a backing to help keep the bow from breaking. Answered on 4/3/2013 by Justin from 3Rivers Archery
Q: Will leather work the same Asked on 2/25/2013 by mav from denver co. Know the answer? Answer this question 1 answer A: I'm really not sure if it will work we haven't ever done it before. I don't see why it wouldn't work. Answered on 2/25/2013 by Clint from 3Rivers Archery
Q: The product description states "Sold in pairs. Approximately 2" x 36" dimensions.". Does this mean that two (2) pieces are included and that each is 36" long; for a total of 72"? Or, are there two pieces include that total 36" long? Asked on 2/1/2013 by MoweryArcher from Scottsdale, AZ Know the answer? Answer this question 2 answers A: There will be two pieces, each measuring 36" long. Answered on 2/4/2013 by Justin from 3Rivers Archery A: It is 2 pieces. Each of them measuring 36" a piece. Answered on 2/1/2013 by Anonymous
Q: How much draw weight will the rawhide add to my bow? Asked on 3/3/2012 by Longbowbob from New Hampshire Know the answer? Answer this question 2 answers A: The rawhide will add very little if any weight to the bow. Rawhide is used to protect the back of the bow from breaking. Answered on 3/6/2012 by Art from 3Rivers Archery A: primitive peoples also used it to create a smooth surface so they could paint broken up designs on the backs of the bow. i commonly use it when i build my horn and sinew composite bows. Answered on 8/2/2012 by jonah from louisville ky
Q: I noticed that there is a smooth side an a coarse side. Do I glue the coarse side next to the wood? Asked on 3/3/2012 by Longbowbob from New Hampshire Know the answer? Answer this question 2 answers A: Yes you will want to glue the coarse side to the bow. This will allow the glue to better hold the rawhide and wood together. Answered on 3/6/2012 by Art from 3Rivers Archery A: Yes you will want to glue the coarse side to the bow. This will allow the glue to better hold the rawhide and wood together. Answered on 3/6/2012 by Art from 3Rivers Archery
Q: Do you clamp the rawhide to the bow in any way or just let it sit on the bow? Asked on 2/27/2012 by Longbowbob from New Hampshire Know the answer? Answer this question 1 answer A: Use Titebond 3 as the adhesive. You will need to soak the rawhide in room temperature water to make it more pliable. After the rawhide is pliable, remove excess water with a dry towel. Lay the rawhide onto the bow and restrain it with an ace bandage. Answered on 2/28/2012 by Justin from 3Rivers Archery
Q: I am going to back a hickory bow with rawhide purchased from 3rivers. The rawhide is stiff like a dog bone. I soaked it in warm water and it softened up nicely. I let it dry and it went stiff again. Will it be that stiff on the bow? Is it supposed to be or am i supposed to treat it somehow to keep it pliable? Asked on 9/14/2011 by Anonymous Know the answer? Answer this question 1 answer A: You need to let soak in luke warm water to soften it up so that you can glue to the bow. After you get it glued to the bow you let it dry and stiffen up and then you seal over it. Answered on 9/15/2011 by Shawn from 3Rivers Archery
Q: How thick is the finished rawhide? Can it be sanded thiner?, Does it dry transperant? Asked on 3/1/2011 by No nodes from Corning NY Know the answer? Answer this question 1 answer A: It will not have a constant thickness like fiber glass wood. This a natural product that has a semi-solid nature. It is hard to keep it exact all the way through. Answered on 3/2/2011 by Justin from 3 Rivers Archery
Q: about how many pounds will this add to the bow Asked on 2/25/2011 by Anonymous Know the answer? Answer this question 1 answer A: The Rawhide backing will not add much weight to a bow at all maybe around 1/2 pound if that. Answered on 3/1/2011 by Art from 3Rivers Archery
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