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Offline huisme

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Re: Arrow Rest
« Reply #15 on: February 25, 2014, 03:12:23 am »
I go between shooting from the knuckle and a small built up or floppy leather rest. I just do cord wraps so it's usually floppy leather on my bows.
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Re: Arrow Rest
« Reply #16 on: February 25, 2014, 03:39:05 am »
Old school for Me - off the knuckle. Bob
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Re: Arrow Rest
« Reply #17 on: February 25, 2014, 07:54:35 am »
Built up leather on most,cut in on some and have tried the goff T on one or 2 and works fine,just put it on a belt sander and sanded it flat half way.  ;)
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Offline 4dog

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Re: Arrow Rest
« Reply #18 on: February 25, 2014, 09:35:51 am »
mostly knuckle...sometimes floppy...but mostly..knuckle.
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Re: Arrow Rest
« Reply #19 on: February 25, 2014, 10:17:28 am »
1/4" thick saddle leather Darryl gave me. Sometimes I use thinner leather if I plan to roll the handle leather over and double its thickness. Small pieces of buff horn, sheep horn or deer antler to.
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Re: Arrow Rest
« Reply #20 on: February 25, 2014, 01:37:49 pm »
What would be the minimum depth of a rest to be of any use?
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Re: Arrow Rest
« Reply #21 on: February 25, 2014, 02:00:47 pm »
Don for me personally I like at least 3/8" for a hunting bow, it has to hold the arrow on its own. Other than that, I like enough to get positive arrow placement each shot. 1/8" is plenty for me for that.
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Offline BOWMAN53

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Re: Arrow Rest
« Reply #22 on: February 25, 2014, 02:19:43 pm »
check out the arrow rest on this one i made for my nephew.

http://www.primitivearcher.com/smf/index.php/topic,40838.msg545444.html#msg545444
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Re: Arrow Rest
« Reply #23 on: February 25, 2014, 02:25:53 pm »
How did you join the casing to the bow?
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Offline BOWMAN53

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Re: Arrow Rest
« Reply #24 on: February 25, 2014, 02:34:44 pm »
put some paint on the edge to make an outline and dug out a hole to fit. i also filled the casing with epoxy and let it dry before gluing it in with more epoxy.
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Offline RyanR

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Re: Arrow Rest
« Reply #25 on: February 25, 2014, 05:17:56 pm »
Thanks for the ideas. I have been using the laminated leather method. I may have to look at one of the floppy rests or try some 1/4" saddle leather for something different.
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Re: Arrow Rest
« Reply #26 on: February 25, 2014, 06:18:17 pm »
Quote from: BOWMAN53 on February 25, 2014, 02:34:44 pm
put some paint on the edge to make an outline and dug out a hole to fit. i also filled the casing with epoxy and let it dry before gluing it in with more epoxy.
Thanks, I would have thought that a hole would be risky. I've got a lot to learn.
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Offline bow101

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Re: Arrow Rest
« Reply #27 on: February 25, 2014, 06:24:40 pm »
I just cut it in.    ;D
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