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Main Boards => The Bowyer's Bench => Topic started by: UnderControl16 on March 30, 2009, 10:34:00 PM

Title: Save My Strings!
Post by: UnderControl16 on March 30, 2009, 10:34:00 PM

Hey guys so i was wondering what you would do to protect a natural bowstring? By natural i mean natural silk.

Title: Re: Save My Strings!
Post by: BEN on May 16, 2009, 10:55:00 PM

Bees' wax?
An oldtimer friend of mine uses bees' wax for his strings and even coats his self bows with it to seal and waterproof them.

Ben

Title: Re: Save My Strings!
Post by: LITTLE JON on May 24, 2009, 07:56:00 PM

sounds sticky. i have been using, scorpion venom with great success.
j