Shelf material ?

[Zradix]

personally...I really don't like velcro at all.
If ya have any bit of sharpness at the tip of your feather it snags in the loops.

I know a lot of guys use it with good results....it just bothers me.

I like the "bear hair" rest material...(not real bear hair)

It's a carpet type rest. The fibers are straight ie not loops.
doesn't snag because of it.

I've only seen bear hair in a tan color.
Martin sells a rest material that is very similar to it in black though.

[Burnsie]

Velcro -  X100

[Caleb the bow breaker]

I can vouch the sealskin but I don't think it's available any longer.  Never tried the Velcro but going to give it a try after reading all the hype.

C

[Butchie]

Seal skin for sure, been using it for past 20yrs.   Very durable and silent.    

Hate to think what I'll do when I run out of my current supply but that should be sometime far down the road.

[Airdale]

Seal skin.  Have enough to last several lifetimes.

[BrushWolf]

Thanks for the feed back. I might just have to give Velcro a try.

[Charlie Lamb]

I've always wondered what the source of "Bear Hair" is. It's got to be some common product. Anyone have a clue?

[damascusdave]

I recently bought a full sealskin which we can still do here in Canada...I thought it was kind of expensive until I did some calculating...it works out to 25 cents a square inch...I bought it for the karma value and therefore will only give it away...let me know if you are going to be in Canada and I will mail you some

DDave

[tracker12]

So what do you use to glue down the seal skin.

[TOEJAMMER]

Tracker2,  Use Barge contact cement.

[Homebru]

Some of you really seem to like feather rests, particularly Trap's feather rest.  I bumped into this yesterday.  Any comments?  Looks interesting, to me.
homebru

 

[Zradix]

Originally posted by Charlie Lamb:
I've always wondered what the source of "Bear Hair" is. It's got to be some common product. Anyone have a clue?

I've wondered too...stuff is fairly cheap..but a touch pricey for what it is.

I've looked for comparable stuff in sheets or bulk of some kind with no luck. Spent some time looking at peel and stick carpet tiles...that stuff was all too thick..too nice of carpet...lol

Some paint pads for cutting in were close...but not quite right..and not adhesive backed

If I ever find a replacement I'll let ya know Mr. Lamb.

[hvyhitter]

shearling wool trimed short...one buffing pad will give you a bunch of rests......... It doesnt melt like velcro does...................

[cnorth]

Velcro is my favorite. I will use a beard and mustache trimmer to make the velcro as thin as possible if needed.

[Terry Lightle]

I am a sealskin or calf hair man myself

[Robyn Hode]

Velcro

[Diamond Paul]

Velcro; go to the hobby store and buy a box of it and cut as needed.  I sometimes use really thin moleskin Dr. Scholls padding for strike plates if I need to get the arrow in a little more.

[ranger 3]

Calf hair, that's what my widows came with and I am very pleased with it.

[Zradix]

Originally posted by Homebru:
Some of you really seem to like feather rests, particularly Trap's feather rest.  I bumped into this yesterday.  Any comments?  Looks interesting, to me.
homebru

   

I'd think it would wear out really fast.
normally ya put em on like tiny little fletches pointing toward you...the fibers pointing away from ya.

[DaveT1963]

Velcro here also - very quiet and readily available at most locations