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Title: Bow stringer
Post by: 1/2primitive on March 04, 2007, 09:58:27 am

All right, I figured this would be the place to put it, anyone know how I would make a bow stringer? Give me some tips? Material to make it out of?
     Sean

Title: Re: Bow stringer
Post by: Pat B on March 04, 2007, 11:49:18 am

Sean, Check out my last comment on this subject on your post under "Bows".  Pat

Title: Re: Bow stringer
Post by: 1/2primitive on March 04, 2007, 03:14:36 pm

Thanks Pat.

Title: Re: Bow stringer
Post by: medicinewheel on March 10, 2007, 04:25:05 pm

hey sean!  -  i made some today. the pictures should explain themselves i guess.

frank

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Title: Re: Bow stringer
Post by: 1/2primitive on March 10, 2007, 05:34:31 pm

I like those Frank, how do they work?
    Sean

Title: Re: Bow stringer
Post by: medicinewheel on March 11, 2007, 03:30:40 am

they are simple to make and they work perfect.
frank

Title: Re: Bow stringer
Post by: Marc St Louis on March 11, 2007, 12:18:49 pm

Frank
I used to make and use something like that to brace some of my extreme recurves. I discontinued using them when I had a bow spin on me as I was trying to brace it. I figure that if I cannot brace the bow by hand then I shouldn't be shooting it.  I do use a special bracing jig that I made, one for recurves and one for longbows, when I'm tillering heavy bows.

Title: Re: Bow stringer
Post by: medicinewheel on March 11, 2007, 04:20:00 pm

Quote from: Marc St Louis on March 11, 2007, 12:18:49 pm

Frank
I used to make and use something like that to brace some of my extreme recurves. I discontinued using them when I had a bow spin on me as I was trying to brace it.

hey mark! - how did that happen?? did one brake? did the string brake? i didn't have any problem with these and i know other people using these.
frank

Title: Re: Bow stringer
Post by: Marc St Louis on March 11, 2007, 11:28:54 pm

Nothing broke Frank. The bow just spun in my hand, it was a highly reflexed recurve.  I just started to brace by hand after

Title: Re: Bow stringer
Post by: medicinewheel on March 12, 2007, 03:36:36 am

oh, i see! - yes for highly recurved/reflexed bows the stringer in not the best solution, especially not when the bow has a roundet handle. with deflex and recurve (even a very big recurve) i had no problem.
what drawweight do you considder being heavy by the way??
frank

Title: Re: Bow stringer
Post by: Loki on May 13, 2007, 10:05:23 pm

I use a piece of thin rope for my stringer,cut the rope 12" longer than your normal string and tie a loop in each end.I then position each loop in the stringer groove in my nocks and hold the bow waist height with the back pointing up.Now stand on the Stringer rope with both feet and holdinging the bow at the handle area pull up with your Left hand,as the Bow bends push your Bow string up into its Nock with your right hand and bingo!the strings on  ;D.
My bow's 75lb but i can comfortably brace 100lb bows using this method,and i'm only little  ;D :D.
I prefer this method to using the leather pouches because the pouches can snap the Horn off the nocks,but you need the extra grooves (is that the right word?).

My stringer,cost about 2P  ;D.
(http://img296.imageshack.us/img296/6560/dsci0009xg2.th.jpg) (http://img296.imageshack.us/my.php?image=dsci0009xg2.jpg)

On the nock.
(http://img101.imageshack.us/img101/2857/dsci0010og8.th.jpg) (http://img101.imageshack.us/my.php?image=dsci0010og8.jpg)
(http://img201.imageshack.us/img201/7761/dsci0012zx9.th.jpg) (http://img201.imageshack.us/my.php?image=dsci0012zx9.jpg)
Ready to rock n roll.
(http://img201.imageshack.us/img201/3743/dsci0013le1.th.jpg) (http://img201.imageshack.us/my.php?image=dsci0013le1.jpg)

Title: Re: Bow stringer
Post by: jkekoni on August 27, 2007, 04:09:51 am

I also use piece of rope and double nocks on the bow.