I've used Koolaid also.  Works good.

Thanks Pat, Their are no arrow restrictions on Long bow, selfbow you must use Wood/Cain/ or shoot shafts but self nocks not required.Self bows must be self backed, no back that will enhance performance or durability , no rawhide/sinew wood or boo, snake skins are allowed. Backed bows will go into the traditional long bow class.
 Pappy

Autre methode !

Bonjour


Je possède une multitude de banches  anciennes ou nouvelles Bear ,rose oak,Bigfoot Mais maintenant URSA Border ... un autre Monde !!!URSA Limbs.zipURSA Limbs.zip 

I live in Fairbanks, Alaska, on the outskirts of town.  In my area, there is no trash collection, and we take our trash to a specified location, known as a "transfer site".  There are some 20-30 dumpsters there, and a covered concrete pad in the middle, where people leave their cast-off stuff that they don't want anymore, but others might.  I grab old volleyballs, soccer balls, foam yoga rollers, tennis balls, etc, and then assimilate them into the archery universe.  One year someone left a large number of large, semi-realistic stuffed animals  --- zebra, giraffe, gorilla, bear, and dog -- which turned into a great target range for the kids with rubber blunts.  Just last week I grabbed two padded hockey gloves -- very tough -- for shooting around the yard.  But back to the balls... I have been shooting them for years with blunts, and they make great targets.  You kick, throw, roll or bounce them, and they are a lot of fun.  And I fortunately have an endless supply.

This reminds me.
In the mid 1970s I bought my first Judo Point.
I had an idea, I'll kick the ball to practice for rabbit hunting.
Well that 45# K Mag spit that arrow straight through the middle.
 
It was a very good leather Socker Ball.

I'll get Pappy to give you an answer. I'm not sure.I generally shoot a selfbow with wood, shoot shafts or cane all with self nocks.

I've heard using Rit dye in alcohol works. If you use Kool aid be sure it is sugar free.

Zebco's are great until you forget to push the button...and you will forget to push the button.

I use a hand reel mounted to the stabilser insert.

It was back in 2007-2008 when i first really got into building bows, and was impressed by his Shrew design. I was amazed how he built those 54" bows to draw 30".
So i contacted him and told him i had a photo of one of his bows on my work bench, and really wanted to try building one myself. Ron said that he would take that as the highest compliment. Go for it!

 So i gave it a go, and built one similar. Actually i built a few before i got it right. but i never sold one.  This one was mine. I used elk hunting for a couple years and shot 1000's of arrows through it before it developed a "Click", and i quit shooting it after that. It holds a place of honor in my shop collecting dust and has been there a lot of years now.  I think of Ron every time i look at it.

54" - 57 @30".