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Title: Wool For Silencers
Post by: Coach Jones on October 16, 2025, 06:54:24 PM
I have been making my own silencers from 100% Fishermans Wool for years.  I have a bow that I have had trouble getting quiet and have been working on it for a month.  So on Sunday I thought I would try some Wooly Whispers from 3 Rivers.  Got them today and my bow is really quiet now.  Does anyone know what wool they use to make them?  The Fishermans Wool is 100% but does silence near as well.
Title: Re: Wool For Silencers
Post by: Tim Reese on October 17, 2025, 06:03:03 PM
Not sure. But I too make my own Wooly whispers from wool yarn as well.
Title: Re: Wool For Silencers
Post by: Pine on October 17, 2025, 07:17:44 PM
I use wool yarn myself. Have done that for over 50 years.
Title: Re: Wool For Silencers
Post by: Coach Jones on October 17, 2025, 08:34:10 PM
I am using wool yarn myself but it is different from the wool in the wooly whispers.  Wondered if they were made of alpaca, merino, etc. 
Title: Re: Wool For Silencers
Post by: arrow30 on October 17, 2025, 09:49:04 PM
it may be that your not making them dence enough, i use wool yarn also. 60-70 wraps around a credit card size. then cut both sides and place between bundles, i never tie them in, and they stay put, trim to size after they fuzz out.

( if using a thick yarn , 40-50 wraps might be enough)
Title: Re: Wool For Silencers
Post by: Coach Jones on October 18, 2025, 09:02:25 AM
Quote from: arrow30 on October 17, 2025, 09:49:04 PMit may be that your not making them dence enough, i use wool yarn also. 60-70 wraps around a credit card size. then cut both sides and place between bundles, i never tie them in, and they stay put, trim to size after they fuzz out.

( if using a thick yarn , 40-50 wraps might be enough)

I have tried them in many different sizes and weights, even put them on my grain scale. I have a jig that I made to make them on and can vary the size by moving my golf ball tee's to different locations and make puffs from 1 1/4 to 1 3/4 inches.  I also bought some of the super heavy puffs from TTT Bowstrings and had the same result, matter of fact those were so heavy and dense that they added more noise.  I tried the super dense navajo wool silencers from 3 Rivers Archery, same result. Tried catwhiskers too.  This bow just like those Wooly Whispers the best.