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Offline Lee Slikkers

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Re: strike plates???????
« Reply #15 on: May 18, 2011, 01:16:19 pm »
Couple of years ago I trapped my fingernail under a massive ash log, finger end swelled to double its size and of course I lost the nail on that finger. I'm going to use the fingernail from that finger on a bow from that log as a strike plate, seems right somehow ;)

Hey Nathan, why waste a good fingernail on a strike plate when you can be ultra creative and make something like these out of it...



 ;D >:D ;D

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Offline osage outlaw

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Re: strike plates???????
« Reply #16 on: May 18, 2011, 09:54:58 pm »
Here is the style that I have been using on my last few bows.  It is quiet and I get good arrow flight off of it.  And, it is easy to make.  I still need to put the leather handle wrap on it.





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Offline nathan elliot

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Re: strike plates???????
« Reply #17 on: May 19, 2011, 03:41:07 am »
Couple of years ago I trapped my fingernail under a massive ash log, finger end swelled to double its size and of course I lost the nail on that finger. I'm going to use the fingernail from that finger on a bow from that log as a strike plate, seems right somehow ;)

Hey Nathan, why waste a good fingernail on a strike plate when you can be ultra creative and make something like these out of it...



 ;D >:D ;D

How cool is that!


Offline Traxx

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Re: strike plates???????
« Reply #18 on: May 19, 2011, 01:59:27 pm »
Ive used a lot of different materials for strike plates over the years,but im tellin ya,that the toughest thin strikeplate i have used yet,is Stingray hide.It looks cool too.LOL