Making a primitive sinew bow string with reverse twist cordage method

The ability to make primitive string and cordage is one of the most useful survival skills. In this video Clay Hayes uses the reverse twist cordage method to make a primitive sinew bow string for the eastern red cedar survival bow he made in a recent video.

There are many natural materials that will make a primitive bowstring. Some are better than others. The string will ideally be small in diameter and have low stretch to be the most efficient as a bow string. Sinew is an extremely strong natural material and makes one of the best primitive cordage materials out there.

To begin, the sinew must be separated into fibers and all the excess membrane scraped away. Once that is done the string making process starts by gathering two bundles of equal size and reverse twisting them together.

The sinew isn't long enough to make a bowstring so short pieces of processed sinew are spliced together to make a long string. Once the string is long enough for our needs, the tag ends left over from splicing are trimmed away and the string is soaked in hide glue. Once the string is saturated with hide glue, it is hung with a heavy weight to stretch the string as it dries.

This sinew string is the final piece of our primitive bow hunting equipment. Later the spring I'll be taking the primitive bow and arrow hog hunting so don't miss out on that!

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