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Main Boards => The Bowyer's Bench => Topic started by: bckskin2 on March 01, 2015, 06:38:00 PM
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Hobby Lobby sells burlap "ribbon", is it OK for backing? I have seen empty coffee bean sacks at Big R, but they did not have any last time I was there. Any other suggestions for a source? I had thought of dry wall tape, but burlap was suggested as better for a first attempt.
Thanks
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brown paper bag, linen, silk....
make sure its not heavy burlap sack- will suck up a lot of glue- add a lot of weight- all you are trying to do is stop a splinter from lifting.
an old silk tie or silk scarf from one of your charity stores will work well- we have the salvation army stores up here- i buy up all the silk ties and scarves they have!!
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Yes, I've used it but be careful that it is not the fake stuff. Real burlap is jute. Jawge
http://georgeandjoni.home.comcast.net/~georgeandjoni/burlap.html
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Originally posted by George Tsoukalas:
Yes, I've used it but be careful that it is not the fake stuff. Real burlap is jute. Jawge
http://georgeandjoni.home.comcast.net/~georgeandjoni/burlap.html
Thanks, Jawge, does it need to be washed first?
Jerry
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i have used burlap on backing before... gives satisfying results.
if you apply with hide glue more effective but you can use other glues as well like epoxy etc.
best.
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Rawhide, rawhide, rawhide. Its cheap, its easy and its highly effective. Plus its primitive and looks much better.
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No, it does not need to be washed. Jawge
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Again, just look for the real stuff. Jawge
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The local green house gave me 3 empty bags. I assume is real. They badly need washed.
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It won't hurt to wash it. The burlap I bought was used as a tree and plant wrap. Jawge
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I used drywall paper tape on my last pyramid bow. Still need to finish tillering it, but it has been so dry I am afraid it will explode. We will see how the drywall tape works.
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We don;t all use primi stuff on here. I'm trying FG for backing, Linen only added about 5# and that was 4 layers. Silk is useless, brown paper bag the same. Never tried Rawhide or sinew but from what I know and read over the last few years that would be my bet.
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Why are you backing?
Salvaging a less than optimal stave/board?
Insurance?
Practice?
Backings either do work, as in sinew or wood...
...or they protect from lifting a splinter, as in fabrics, rawhide...
...or they look pretty, as in snakeskin feathers, cherry bark.
Some have dual purposes. As in pretty sturgeon skins.
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Originally posted by John Scifres:
[QB] Why are you backing?
Salvaging a less than optimal stave/board?
Insurance?
Practice?
John,Yes the best board I could find was less than perfect, I want insurance against splinters, and I want the practice. I would like to someday do a raw hide/deer hide glued with hide glue.
Jerry
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Just about any fabric will work. If it is synthetic, you'll probably be best served with epoxy. If natural, Titebond II or III. Personally, I would find a piece of silk. Light and easy. Burlap soaks up the glue and then weighs your limbs down.
Here's a cool tutorial on gluing rawhide: http://www.stickbow.com/FEATURES/SELFBOWS/gluing_backing.CFM