any ideas for arrow rest

[Blacktail]

i just got done with a vm bow that bends through the handle..i want to put an arrow rest on it but there is very little wood to mount any thing...and i dont want to shoot off my hand...so,do you guy have any ideas...i think i can put a piece of leather or maybe a tiny piece of bone..just think about this as i write..thanks john

[aaron]

i use leather on my bendy handle bows of VM- bone would not flex and want to pop off

[Blacktail]

thanks so much aaron..that is a great point..did think of that  ...john

[Pat B]

Have you tried a floppy rest? They work great and are simple to construct.

[Blacktail]

no,i havent pat..i will get my books and take a look..thanks john

[kylerprochaska]

Go with what pat said...floppy rests are the best...I used to have a horn rest on my longbow and it would make the arrows unstable so i put a floppy on it and now it shoots straight...go with the floppy!

-Ky

[Bushbow]

Stacked leather glued on with contact cement, shaved and shaped with a single edge razor blade, covered with grip leather, and then, a leather grip. pic below.

[radius]

fancy dude!  is that your spliced yew-bush bow?  got sapwood showing in the handle?  am i seeing this properly?

[Keenan]

John here is a thread that I did a few years ago
http://www.primitivearcher.com/smf/index.php/topic,5884.msg81772.html#msg81772

[NTD]

That is just plain sexy!

[ricktrojanowski]

On mine I just cut the skinny part off a golf tee, then sand it flat and glue it on.  When it is on then I shape it a bit.  I think I saw that in Gordon's  hazel build along.

[Bushbow]

Hey Radius (or is it Radio ) that is the Yew bush bow. I told you I was a baby, no knuckle shootin for me. that is how I do most my bows. I have not tried the floppy rest though, sounds like I shout give it a try. No new bows? You're not slacking off are you?
Chuck S.

[Dano]

Here's the plans for the Ferrets floppy rest.

[Bushbow]

Looks good Dano, I will give it a try.

[zeNBowyer]

Essentially, putting  a  glove  on  the  bow,  vs  wearing a  heavy  leather  glove:)