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Offline BearBoy31

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Cheap Backings?
« on: April 07, 2013, 10:18:42 pm »
im looking for a cheap backings
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Offline aaron

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Re: Cheap Backings?
« Reply #1 on: April 07, 2013, 10:21:36 pm »
linen fabric from a thrift store- look for pants or dresses that are 100% linen.
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Offline Thesquirrelslinger

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Re: Cheap Backings?
« Reply #2 on: April 07, 2013, 10:25:57 pm »
Jute cord/fiber. you can get more than enough cord to back a bow for approx $1 at your nearest convince store.

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old jeans. not the best, but it will hold down a splinter.
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Offline bow101

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Re: Cheap Backings?
« Reply #3 on: April 07, 2013, 10:39:27 pm »
I've bought old silk ties for a $1 at thrift shops.  Brown paper bags, old denim jeans, raw hide and such from pet stores.
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Offline Ifrit617

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Re: Cheap Backings?
« Reply #4 on: April 07, 2013, 11:23:21 pm »
Brown paper bags are free and work great.

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Offline Calamitus

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Re: Cheap Backings?
« Reply #5 on: April 07, 2013, 11:51:09 pm »
Quote from: bow101 on April 07, 2013, 10:39:27 pm
I've bought old silk ties for a $1 at thrift shops.  Brown paper bags, old denim jeans, raw hide and such from pet stores.

I wondered about using ties, but thought that since they are cut on the bias, making them stretchy in the long axis, they wouldn't  work well. Am I off base with this thinking?

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