Yarn material for string silencers

Homey88 · April 14, 2014, 10:46:00 PM

What is the best material for making string silencers from yarn? Will acrylic yarn work? Thanks

slivrslingr · April 14, 2014, 10:52:00 PM

Yup

April 14, 2014, 10:53:00 PM

Acrylic will work just fine.

I use 100% wool. It is called Fisherman's Wool and the brand is Lion. I get it at Michael's or Hobby Lobby. A skein of the stuff is around $10 and you have enough yarn to make silencers for a looooong time. I like the Fisherman's Wool because of the way the silencer looks after it is finished.

Bisch

monkeyball · April 14, 2014, 10:53:00 PM

Acrylic will work and wool works well also.

Good Shooting,
Craig

timbermoose · April 14, 2014, 11:20:00 PM

i raid my wifes yarn stock for whatever colors i may want. no idea what any of it is though. she has a couple hundred pounds i think. literally. only time she noticed was when i used a nice looking brown that was far more expensive than any yarn should be.

note; i just asked my wife what it was, it was a soft alpaca wool yarn, and now i'm in the doghouse, again.

JRY309 · April 14, 2014, 11:41:00 PM

I have used acrylic,merino wool and my last bunch was alpaca wool yarn.I like the alpaca the best! But they al will work fine.

PaulDeadringer29 · April 15, 2014, 06:24:00 AM

I know it's gotta be simple to make them, but I don't know how. Would someone tell/show me how?

Bladepeek · April 15, 2014, 07:21:00 AM

Here's a handy "How to". Super easy and works great. Right here on Trad Gang.

http://tradgang.com/cgi-bin/ultimatebb.cgi?ubb=get_topic;f=2;t=000132

2nocks · April 15, 2014, 07:29:00 AM

I use wool (taken from wife's supply) and wrapped it around a credit card, I think that is mentioned in the thread posted above. Best string silencers I've used and pretty much free if you know a knitter.

Zradix · April 15, 2014, 09:13:00 AM

I like using Hush puppies.
It's a bit more expensive, but it works.
I like helping out the tradgang family too..

http://www.bowhush.com/

Stumpkiller · April 15, 2014, 09:16:00 AM

I use wool. Likely any yarn will work.

But I have wool on hand.

reddogge · April 15, 2014, 09:43:00 AM

One more little trick I do on the woolies is I made two cardboard templates by tracing around a beer can and after shooting my woolies to fluff them out I squeeze them between the templates and trim off the straggler ends. I keep fluffing and trimming around them until they are uniform round balls. Very neat looking.

SELFBOW19953 · April 15, 2014, 09:46:00 AM

I bought all shades, thicknesses, and materials of yarn at the local discount store to tie flies. The same stuff works great for string silencers.

jrbows · April 15, 2014, 07:30:00 PM

Not that it's much of an issue but Wal-Mart sells camo yarn. I really wouldn't have gone that route but an 8 year old girl complemented me on my "rainbow" colored silencers at Denton Hill on a course 3 years ago.

Fritz · April 16, 2014, 02:59:00 PM

Lion's brand Fisherman's wool yarn.

mahantango · April 16, 2014, 04:34:00 PM

I also use raw wool, right off the sheep.

April 16, 2014, 04:47:00 PM

I use the whole sheep. I give up a few fps, but it's really quiet.

April 16, 2014, 05:40:00 PM

My daughter has a small alpaca herd. In felted wool it makes about as good a hunting jacket or vest that one can get. For sweaters, nothing comes close to it. A little bit goes a long way to dampen bow vibrations and quiet things down. I should check to see how much she has on hand at the moment, she sells out of it at times. Maybe I should start making sweater vests in the tans and dark browns she has.

double eagle · April 17, 2014, 12:24:00 AM

We had 15 youth girls shooting at the range and they commented on my "pom-poms" on the string. I thought it was funny, and said they can call them that if they wish. Mine are acrylic colors in black/tan/brown and black/grey/white.

longstiks · April 17, 2014, 06:00:00 AM

Two-Tracks makes some great wool scallop silencers!!
Denny