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Offline Diligence

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Made a mistake and broke a string
« on: June 26, 2010, 11:42:00 pm »
....so, I was in a rush to drive 30 minutes to a different club so that I could shoot in the Friday night longbow group.  Left my spare string at home.  While on the way there, I realized that my serving was in pretty bad shape.  So I strung the bow at a red light, and rolled some crazy glue through the spot that was falling apart.

Got the range and shot 3 arrows.  Noted that the nocking point was a bit thick and hard because of the glue, so I just reached over to my leatherman and used the pliers to squeeze the serving with the glue on it.  My idea was to soften it up a bit.....well - don't ever to that.

I must have twisted the pliers a bit and suddenly the string exploded - thank heaven my bow seems okay.  Oh well, I got to drive across the city for an hour, just so I could make my wife unhappy (she wanted me to hang around, but I needed to get out) and all I got for my efforts was 3 arrows shot and a busted string.....so I stopped at Dairy Queen for some ice cream.

Anyway, moral of the story appears to be - don't put super glue on your serving and then try to soften it up with pliers, while the bow is strung.

Later,
D
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Offline zenmonkeyman

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Re: Made a mistake and broke a string
« Reply #1 on: June 28, 2010, 02:16:32 am »
Are you sure the moral isn't "No matter what, stop at DQ"?

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Offline Diligence

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Re: Made a mistake and broke a string
« Reply #2 on: June 28, 2010, 10:26:02 am »
LOL - I think the moral is that when wife says, "are you sure you want to go shoot tonight" - she really means, "may the curses of a thousand mummies infect your bow string!"

I told her the story and asked her why she was upset, her answer, "I wasn't upset"......which really means, "if you have to ask, then you will never understand".... :D ;D

In all seriousness, my wife is the most understanding woman I know.  She lets me pick up parts of road-kill....and even acts as a spotter for it from time to time.  ;D
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Offline Pat B

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Re: Made a mistake and broke a string
« Reply #3 on: June 28, 2010, 11:53:01 am »
Jaye, Like texting while driving it ought to be against the law to string a bow while driving!  ;D   
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Offline Del the cat

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Re: Made a mistake and broke a string
« Reply #4 on: June 28, 2010, 01:18:35 pm »
Quote from: Diligence on June 26, 2010, 11:42:00 pm
....so, I was in a rush to drive 30 minutes to a different club so that I could shoot in the Friday night longbow group.  Left my spare string at home.  While on the way there, I realized that my serving was in pretty bad shape.  So I strung the bow at a red light, and rolled some crazy glue through the spot that was falling apart.

Got the range and shot 3 arrows.  Noted that the nocking point was a bit thick and hard because of the glue, so I just reached over to my leatherman and used the pliers to squeeze the serving with the glue on it.  My idea was to soften it up a bit.....well - don't ever to that.

I must have twisted the pliers a bit and suddenly the string exploded - thank heaven my bow seems okay.  Oh well, I got to drive across the city for an hour, just so I could make my wife unhappy (she wanted me to hang around, but I needed to get out) and all I got for my efforts was 3 arrows shot and a busted string.....so I stopped at Dairy Queen for some ice cream.

Anyway, moral of the story appears to be - don't put super glue on your serving and then try to soften it up with pliers, while the bow is strung.

Later,
D
No no the moral is always carry spare ice cream! :P
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Offline Stoker

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Re: Made a mistake and broke a string
« Reply #5 on: June 28, 2010, 03:56:02 pm »
I'm trying to visualize someone stringing a bow inside a vehicle :o
Ya'll probaly a look or 2  ;)
Thanks Leroy
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Offline Diligence

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Re: Made a mistake and broke a string
« Reply #6 on: June 28, 2010, 04:44:05 pm »
I actually jumped out of the jeep at a red light and quickly strung it.....I'm sure I got a few looks! lol....never really thought about that until just now.... >:D
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Offline Barrage

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Re: Made a mistake and broke a string
« Reply #7 on: June 28, 2010, 07:55:09 pm »
lol :) ;D

That would definitely make me laugh if I saw someone get out of their car, wrestle a stick, and hop back in at a red light.  I can only imagine the what the people who had no clue what that stick was were thinking... lol ;D
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Offline Diligence

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Re: Made a mistake and broke a string
« Reply #8 on: June 29, 2010, 10:13:43 am »
HAHA travis.

They probably thought I was a witch or a shaman or something with the beaver balls and deer antler tips dangling off of it.
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Offline recurve shooter

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Re: Made a mistake and broke a string
« Reply #9 on: July 02, 2010, 01:39:33 am »
lol. seen some goofy stuff but hoppin out and stringin a bow is pretty high on the list.  ;D
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Offline sailordad

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Re: Made a mistake and broke a string
« Reply #10 on: July 04, 2010, 02:04:51 pm »
ya that would be a sight wouldnt it  ;D

ive gotten good at stringen a bow from a sitting position.
but aint never tried it in my car yet
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Offline Pat B

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Re: Made a mistake and broke a string
« Reply #11 on: July 04, 2010, 03:49:40 pm »
It's hard to do a drive by with a bow!  ;D
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Offline Diligence

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Re: Made a mistake and broke a string
« Reply #12 on: July 05, 2010, 12:52:23 am »
sure is Pat...and you have obviously seen me shoot.  Now if I can only figure out how to shoot bucks-shot arrows, or #4 shot arrows, I might have a chance....lol
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Offline Justin Snyder

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Re: Made a mistake and broke a string
« Reply #13 on: July 05, 2010, 01:56:03 am »
Quote from: Pat B on July 04, 2010, 03:49:40 pm
It's hard to do a drive by with a bow!  ;D
That is what I thought. I wonder if the guy who cut you off thought he was going to get shot.  :o
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Re: Made a mistake and broke a string
« Reply #14 on: July 05, 2010, 02:53:16 am »

     Hey, pat, what goes clip,  clop,  clip,  clop,  clip,  clop, Bang! bang! clipclop, clipclop, clipclop.......?   An Amish drive by shooting......  ::) ;D ;D
Diligence, while spotting road kill, she is probably looking for body dumping spots...... :o ;D  I assume you got .......Chocolate Ice Cream......?  Chocolate is always good, even when they are mad they will eat it, and chocolate is a natural relaxer, and calming agent.  ;)
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