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Main Boards => The Bowyer's Bench => Topic started by: oldandslow on May 23, 2021, 06:13:55 PM
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I know Bodnik bows says their bows can be left strung...is this true of glass bows in general?
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I’ve always been told it’s ok, but I prefer to unstring them anyway. I have kept a glass bow strung for the duration of a moose hunt with no ill effects.
Dave.
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I know several guys who never unstring them, but I myself always unstring my bows.
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I believe Black Widow recommends leaving strung but DON'T just stand in the corner strung or unstrung. I keep the one I'm shooting strung most of the time , only unstring if I'm planning to shoot a different one for awhile. Which has been once for a couple days in the last 4-5 years and I didn't bother to unstring it then.
I have a rack that I hang it on horizontal either on limbs or by the string.
She hasn't lost any weight or had other troubles yet.
64" TD longbow
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I like the rack idea...need to build one
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it is my opinion that all the twisted limbs we see in vintage bows are from improper stringing. I have left my recurves strung and unstrung but always used a bow stringer if I string or unstring them.
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I always firmly believed in unstringing your bow after use... But I have been shooting so much lately that I have been leaving it strung... If I were not to shoot it for a while I would unstring it... No sense in keeping it strung if you are not using it...
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What worries me the most about leaving a bow strung, is if something bad would happen.
Like the string breaks or it gets cut somehow and breaks, that could possibly damage the bow.
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True, True... Like a wounded spring waiting to unleash...
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What worries me the most about leaving a bow strung, is if something bad would happen.
Like the string breaks or it gets cut somehow and breaks, that could possibly damage the bow.
You hit the nail on the head Roy :thumbsup: I never leave a bow of any kind strung. If it were to get knocked over, or down off a rack, that could cause some cosmetic or limb damage, especially on a bow under tension. The only bows I have are the ones I really like. Lets face it, their are only a couple of reasons a person would leave a bow strung;
1) You are too lazy to unstring it
2) It's too hard to unstring
3) It's your only home defense weapon
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Ole Murphy's Law is alive and well and Ole Murphy follows me everywhere I go.
And his brother Mr. Klutz is always wif him.
Chit happens when ya least expect it...
:knothead:
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Dang, you guys got me feelin lazy , sceered , and weak... :scared: :thumbsup:
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Nah, Flem forgot #4. OLD
:laughing:
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I'm lazy, old and fat...but I identify as young and skinny...I'm trans-slender :goldtooth:
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Well if we are coming out here on the bench, I also identify as trans-slender.
I did forget #4 and also #5, your mother is not around to do it for you.
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What worries me the most about leaving a bow strung, is if something bad would happen.
Like the string breaks or it gets cut somehow and breaks, that could possibly damage the bow.
+1. There is a lot of stored energy in a strung bow. Releasing it in an instant is a recipe for damage to the bow or the people around it.
Mark
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What worries me the most about leaving a bow strung, is if something bad would happen.
Like the string breaks or it gets cut somehow and breaks, that could possibly damage the bow.
+1. There is a lot of stored energy in a strung bow. Releasing it in an instant is a recipe for damage to the bow or the people around it.
Mark
Exactly! As long as it remain strung I wont hurt myself!! :biglaugh:
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I sure hope you can leave them strung, if not I’m in trouble! I do unstring bows I’m not shooting or intending to use. But 2-3 bows are strung in my garage constantly.
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I sure hope you can leave them strung, if not I’m in trouble! I do unstring bows I’m not shooting or intending to use. But 2-3 bows are strung in my garage constantly.
:scared: :scared:
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Careful, ya don't wanna pop that cherry:)
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I have been shooting a bow for 60 years, I have never had a bow string break on a strung bow (I make my own strings), never had one cut by an invisible spirit but I have straightened the limbs on a bunch of bows that people torqued the limb (step through method I suspect) while stringing and unstringing. I have also heard of people putting their eye out when a bow slipped out of their hand with the push-pull stringing method. I have cut a string or two with a broadhead while bow hunting, the bow wasn't damaged, it was a Bighorn which were really well made.
I don't see a thing wrong with unstringing a bow if that is your preference, just use a bow stringer to be on the safe side.
I am a selfbow guy now and wouldn't think of leaving one of my osage bows strung if not in use.
Black Widow once stated that more damage was done to their bows stringing and unstringing them than anything else.
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I have a bow that has been string for 11 years. I unstring it occasionally to adjust fistmele, or change the string, but that is about it. I just checked on it. It's still fine.
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Looks like it's a personal choice.
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Looks like it's a personal choice.
Yup. :thumbsup:
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Good chat! Thanks guys.
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I have to admit, even though I unstring my bows, I do leave my car running all day and I leave the oven on 24/7 @ 400deg just in case I get hungry
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I don't sweat it, only ever had one bow blow up and it gave me a long time warning, a dime size spot at fade that glue didn't take.
So if one blows on the rack, what the hell, I'll make another one. :deadhorse: :wavey:
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Feller always needs an excuse to make another bow! :thumbsup:
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I guess I'm lazy too.
I bet I have some that have been strung since the late 80s and I've never had a problem.
I was hoping that some of them would loose some draw weight so I could still handle them but no such luck.
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I leave my recurves strung and keep them in the house, to lazy I guess. never had a problem. as for my longbows I string and unstring them, easy push pull method.