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Title: leather wrapped grip
Post by: bow loving man on December 27, 2008, 07:36:00 PM

I am putting a new grip on one of my longbows and I remember reading here how to use a wide strip of leather and wrap the grip. It had rolled edges and was pretty cool looking...I would like to try this but can not find the topic in my searches of the site...Can anyone help? thanks, BLM

Title: Re: leather wrapped grip
Post by: Asafan on December 29, 2008, 02:39:00 PM

I wet a piece of a leather in vodka, I wind around of the handle, and I fix a rubber tape. The leather takes the form. Then I cut off a joint and I sew up.

Title: Re: leather wrapped grip
Post by: Okie 1 on December 29, 2008, 05:20:00 PM

Do you drink the left over vodka before or after wrapping the handle... I'd better do it after.  :D

Title: Re: leather wrapped grip
Post by: Lost Arra on December 31, 2008, 07:04:00 PM

Is this what you are looking to do?

  (http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v628/LostArrow/JD%20Jones%20bow/phenom6.jpg)

This is a JD Jones Phenom. JD is a master of this type of leather wrap but his instructional site is down. I've watched him do it at OJAM and he makes it look so easy.

(JD's bows aren't just pretty. They will smoke an arrow.)

Title: Re: leather wrapped grip
Post by: tat2dgrizz on December 31, 2008, 08:27:00 PM

That is REALLY COOL!!!!

Title: Re: leather wrapped grip
Post by: bow loving man on January 01, 2009, 10:23:00 PM

Lost, that is exactly the grip I was looking at doing...thanks,Barry