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Offline JoJoDapyro

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Rawhide string knocks?
« on: September 01, 2014, 02:24:45 pm »
I have seen it done here. What is the process? I want to try some on my current project.
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Re: Rawhide string knocks?
« Reply #1 on: September 01, 2014, 03:08:12 pm »
Look here: http://www.primitivearcher.com/smf/index.php/topic,41217.45.html
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Offline wizardgoat

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Re: Rawhide string knocks?
« Reply #2 on: September 01, 2014, 04:39:03 pm »
You mean built up sinew nocks? Or rawhide overlays?
I'm doing the latter on a bow with pin nocks right now. I basically just cut a small piece of rawhide, soaked in water till soft, pad dry, then glue it up and wrap the tip. That easy

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Re: Rawhide string knocks?
« Reply #3 on: September 01, 2014, 08:08:07 pm »
Goat, what do you wrap the tip with?
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Offline wizardgoat

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Re: Rawhide string knocks?
« Reply #4 on: September 02, 2014, 03:57:33 am »
just a small piece of rawhide. after the glue and hide dries, it shrinks a bit and is on there pretty good