Bows and Stringers

[Shoeman]

Phew!  Thanks Marc.

[George Tsoukalas]

I use the 2 cup (?) and shape the nocks accordingly to fit it. These are tiny "shoes" not cups. I used the 2 push pull but then I had 2 umbilical hernia operations and stopped. The step through makes me cringe now but I used to use it. I heard of a guy that injured his privates using the step through when the bow broke. If you are using the push pull you will stress one of the limbs more unless you initiate the stringing process by grabbing the handle. I've seen guys grab the bow several inches above the handle and then string it up. Also, if you use the push pull look down not at the upper nock so you don't get poked in the eye. I've seen that too. Jawge

[Rick Wallace]

Any pictures for us newbies?     I aint got a clue !

[Marc St Louis]

Here are pictures of the different type of stringers.  The first one is a 2 boot stringer, next a pressure pad stringer and the last a sliding limb stringer

[Bullitt]

I made the mistake many years ago, step through stringing on a Paul Comstock , "Stone Age"  bow, he had built for me.

It changed the tiller on the bottom limb. I now shoot the bow upside down!

Use push pull on longbows and cup stringers on my recurves!

I'm sure alot of good bows have been  damaged by stringing.

[Hrothgar]

Guess the rubber pad stringer is what I have been referring to as slidding limb stringer-- definately not the same thing. Thanks for the pics Mark.

[HoBow]

Check this out for a min-how-to on a stringer.  It's about half way down with Greg.

http://www.primitivearcher.com/smf/index.php/topic,1430.60.html

[Ironhead]

I use the push pull on straight bows and the step through on recurves.  I started using the step through when I was a kid.  I'm probably taking a chance on damaging a bow, but it's what I'm used to.  I had a cup stinger once, it was just one more thing I couldn't find when I needed it.

[Marc St Louis]

Check this out for a min-how-to on a stringer.  It's about half way down with Greg.

http://www.primitivearcher.com/smf/index.php/topic,1430.60.html

That's nice Jeff but Greg is actually a bit off with his stringer.  If you look closely the string is shorter on the top limb than the bottom limb.  If you use a stringer you are better off to use 1 foot dead centre of the cord

[George Tsoukalas]

This is my favorite type. I put little bits of tissue inside the upper shoe so that the nock grooves are exposed when stringing. Also, I shape the nocks to fit.  Jawge

[John K]

I use what jawge posted i string with one foot in the middle, in a pinch i use the step through method, and sometimes when  i unstring the bow i usie the push/pull  method, i think the stringer  jawge posted is best for the bow, i have a mark on the center of the stringer so i know where to place my foot.

[artcher1]

My favorite type also Jawge.  Art B

[mullet]

 I push, pull when I can, or use a stringer like Georges when it will fit the nocks or use the one with a cup and rubber piece on the limb if it won't. I couldn't vote, won't let me pick 3.

[Frode]

I selected "sliding", because my first stringer is a cup or pocket on one end, and an inch and a half wide leather strap on the other end.  It's long enough that I can slide it out nearly to the nock before I start pulling, because the uneven pressure prospect worried me.

What I use the most is a long string, served on both ends, with double nocks on the limb tips.  My sense of balance makes me uncomfortable with the step through method, though I still do it, now and then.

Frode

[mullet]

 You can also do the step through by sitting on the floor or in a chair. You have a little more control that way.