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Main Boards => PowWow => Topic started by: Boswell on January 20, 2011, 12:06:00 AM
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Hey ya'll,
I really like the way that a tab shoots for me, feel like I shoot better with one. The downfall is that they are so small I miss place them every time I turn around. This is why I like the glove, Its bigger and harder to misplace but it straps to the wrist so its harder to loose. So I put my head together to create a TABSLING.
Layed out my pattern on some light cardboard. The tab, wrist strap and sling.
(http://i170.photobucket.com/albums/u257/Boudreaux_Boz/Longbow/DSCN2901.jpg)
Once I had my pattern I layed it out and cut it out of some leather that I picked up, don't even know what kinda leather it was, I have been making tabs from it for a longtime.
(http://i170.photobucket.com/albums/u257/Boudreaux_Boz/Longbow/DSCN2903.jpg)
Once the pieces are cut out I slip the two ends of the wrist strap through the slit in the sling.
(http://i170.photobucket.com/albums/u257/Boudreaux_Boz/Longbow/DSCN2904.jpg)
Once I had the ends through, I went and pulled the other end through the tab.
(http://i170.photobucket.com/albums/u257/Boudreaux_Boz/Longbow/DSCN2908.jpg)
With both ends pulled through, I went back to the wrist strap and took super glue and glued a small piece of leather to each end of the strap to prevent the strap from being pulled through.
(http://i170.photobucket.com/albums/u257/Boudreaux_Boz/Longbow/DSCN2912.jpg)
On this one, I did the same thing on the tag end of the strap on the string side of the tab.
Here is the final product.
(http://i170.photobucket.com/albums/u257/Boudreaux_Boz/Longbow/DSCN2913.jpg)
(http://i170.photobucket.com/albums/u257/Boudreaux_Boz/Longbow/DSCN2914.jpg)
(http://i170.photobucket.com/albums/u257/Boudreaux_Boz/Longbow/DSCN2915.jpg)
Here is the original version and the second. So far I have enjoyed the way they have worked for me. Just though I would share it with you guys.
Thanks
Boswell
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I think you are doing a good job with this....
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Nice.
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That's pretty slick. I like that. Thanks for sharing.
Keeping the Faith!
Magnus
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I think you are on to something.
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try the "SAM"-super archery mitt(tabs).It works really well with only a bootlace type leather string that goes around the wrist.You want lose it out of the tree.also,when yours gets wet it will be bothersome to you cause thats a lot of leather wrapped around your hand.another thing:when you perspire the leather starts smelling esp in summertime shooting.
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That is really cool. I've been wanting to switch from a glove to a tab but I was cocerned with losing tabs all the time. Great idea, thanks for sharing.