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Title: HOW TO: Homemade wool silencers
Post by: Brianlocal3 on December 30, 2012, 10:12:00 AM

After selling a bow to a gentleman here that had a new string on it that I did not put silencers on it came to my attention not everyone had figured out how to add silencers yet.  
   So what I do is make mine out of wool yarn.  
Items needed: old plastic hanger, ball of wool yarn, scissors or knife, measuring device.  (http://i1166.photobucket.com/albums/q618/brianlocal3/silencer%20making/file-3.jpg)

First cut your old hanger to look like those in the pic.  Then I tie off the yarn to the underside of the fork.  (http://i1166.photobucket.com/albums/q618/brianlocal3/silencer%20making/file-4.jpg)

After that I wrap the yarn around 10 times.
 (http://i1166.photobucket.com/albums/q618/brianlocal3/silencer%20making/file-5.jpg)

I then cut off the yarn from the spool and tie a clove hitch around the middle of the yarn.
 (http://i1166.photobucket.com/albums/q618/brianlocal3/silencer%20making/file-6.jpg)

Title: Re: HOW TO: Homemade wool silencers
Post by: Brianlocal3 on December 30, 2012, 10:16:00 AM

Next I measure down 10" (pick your own number, sometimes i do 9 or 12)
  (http://i1166.photobucket.com/albums/q618/brianlocal3/silencer%20making/file-8.jpg)

I then split the string by colors at this point.
  (http://i1166.photobucket.com/albums/q618/brianlocal3/silencer%20making/file-9.jpg)

now placed the yarn bundle centered in the split string.
  (http://i1166.photobucket.com/albums/q618/brianlocal3/silencer%20making/file-12.jpg)

now string up your bow, and CAREFULLY cut the loops on the ends of the yarn bundle.
  (http://i1166.photobucket.com/albums/q618/brianlocal3/silencer%20making/file-11.jpg)

Now take the bow and shoot 1-1000 arrows, whatever suits your fancy and the bundles will have puffed up and your bow is now silent and all twang should have been removed.  
  (http://i1166.photobucket.com/albums/q618/brianlocal3/silencer%20making/file-13.jpg)

Title: Re: HOW TO: Homemade wool silencers
Post by: Brianlocal3 on December 30, 2012, 10:18:00 AM

(http://i1166.photobucket.com/albums/q618/brianlocal3/silencer%20making/file-16.jpg)

 (http://i1166.photobucket.com/albums/q618/brianlocal3/silencer%20making/file-17.jpg)

Title: Re: HOW TO: Homemade wool silencers
Post by: LinemanARK on December 30, 2012, 10:19:00 AM

Yeap thats the way I do it works good except when your wife sees you cutting up close hangers haha  Mike

Title: Re: HOW TO: Homemade wool silencers
Post by: Brianlocal3 on December 30, 2012, 10:19:00 AM

!!!!!!NOTE!!!!!! remember you do the first part with bow UNSTRUNG. only string up AFTER silencers are in the string.

Title: Re: HOW TO: Homemade wool silencers
Post by: pumatrax on December 30, 2012, 10:20:00 AM

I like the hanger idea...I've been wrapping the yarn around three fingers for years....good idea

Title: Re: HOW TO: Homemade wool silencers
Post by: fishone on December 30, 2012, 10:27:00 AM

You can also wrap the yarn around a credit card.

Title: Re: HOW TO: Homemade wool silencers
Post by: tracker1 on December 30, 2012, 10:28:00 AM

Good information there Brian.  I do the same thing but I wrap the wool around a credit card 10 times length wise and stick the credit card between the strands them pull the wool off the credit card.

Title: Re: HOW TO: Homemade wool silencers
Post by: Brianlocal3 on December 30, 2012, 10:28:00 AM

I never thought about the credit card.d

Title: Re: HOW TO: Homemade wool silencers
Post by: Kevin L. on December 30, 2012, 10:34:00 AM

Same thing here. I use a scrap piece of 2x4 with a couple of paneling nails to run the yarn on.