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Title: Longbow Stringer
Post by: Roy from Pa on April 02, 2015, 01:17:00 PM

Any of you guys ever make your own bow stringer? I'd like to fabricate one out of some leather and a strong cord... Just trying to visualize how to cut the leather out....

Title: Re: Longbow Stringer
Post by: Mark R on April 02, 2015, 02:33:00 PM

I use the thumb and fingers of leather gloves

Title: Re: Longbow Stringer
Post by: PEARL DRUMS on April 02, 2015, 02:45:00 PM

Roybert if you take half circles of leather and fold them around you form a cup. Stitch that together, pop a hole through and your golden.

Title: Re: Longbow Stringer
Post by: pinky on April 02, 2015, 03:08:00 PM

This might help Roy.
This is a stringer (tip to tip) that a knife making friend of mine threw together for me before we went out shooting.  this has worked well for me.
  (http://i1274.photobucket.com/albums/y434/danamhay/Mobile%20Uploads/1428004686_zpse2fd9710.jpg) (http://s1274.photobucket.com/user/danamhay/media/Mobile%20Uploads/1428004686_zpse2fd9710.jpg.html)
  (http://i1274.photobucket.com/albums/y434/danamhay/Mobile%20Uploads/1428004633_zps7a2859f2.jpg) (http://s1274.photobucket.com/user/danamhay/media/Mobile%20Uploads/1428004633_zps7a2859f2.jpg.html)

Title: Re: Longbow Stringer
Post by: BenBow on April 02, 2015, 03:12:00 PM

Roy I sent you a link to a stringer build along now please take my name off the can of whoop a$$
     (http://***********.bowsite.com/TF/pics/00small33900310.JPG)

Title: Re: Longbow Stringer
Post by: Roy from Pa on April 02, 2015, 03:20:00 PM

Thanks guys..

Title: Re: Longbow Stringer
Post by: Archer Dave on April 05, 2015, 05:16:00 PM

Hey Ben, thanks for the message.    :D

Title: Re: Longbow Stringer
Post by: Eric Krewson on April 08, 2015, 08:17:00 AM

You have probably seen these. At first I cut them into unshaped top nock overlays so I could get a string on high poundage bows. Later I would file them off as I shaped the nocks.

One day I thought "sure is easy to string a bow with those stringing grooves" and left them in the finished nocks. All my bows have them now.

    (http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v181/ekrewson/special%20bows/gilsbowtipoverlay.jpg) (http://smg.photobucket.com/user/ekrewson/media/special%20bows/gilsbowtipoverlay.jpg.html)

Top;

   (http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v181/ekrewson/bow%20making/doublenockwithstringer.jpg) (http://smg.photobucket.com/user/ekrewson/media/bow%20making/doublenockwithstringer.jpg.html)

I make the bottom nock a little wider to accommodate the bow string and the stringer;

  (http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v181/ekrewson/bow%20making/bottomnockwithstringer.jpg) (http://smg.photobucket.com/user/ekrewson/media/bow%20making/bottomnockwithstringer.jpg.html)

Title: Re: Longbow Stringer
Post by: Roy from Pa on April 08, 2015, 08:43:00 AM

That's a neat idea, Eric. Thanks..

Title: Re: Longbow Stringer
Post by: Eric Krewson on April 08, 2015, 01:19:00 PM

When I send a bow out now I include a parachute cord stringer and encourage the new owner to use it. Probably saves a lot of wear and tear on the bows over time and is a very safe way to string a bow as well.

Title: Re: Longbow Stringer
Post by: Troy D. Breeding on April 08, 2015, 02:55:00 PM

I will never string a bow without a stringer and always use a double cup stringer.

Eric, neet trick!!

Title: Re: Longbow Stringer
Post by: LittleBen on April 08, 2015, 08:11:00 PM

I have to admit, I usually just use push pull method. But I've also slipped once doing that on a mild recurve and nearly split my brow. I use a stringer more now.

Nice idea Eric. I think I may adopt that strategy. Push,pull is fine for me, but I've been sending stringers with my bows, I think a stringing groove and parachute cord would be a much more elegant solution.