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bowhuntinhillbilly

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bowstrings
« on: September 18, 2008, 01:21:02 pm »
anyone know how to make bowstrings out of hides? or even regular dacron? Would anyone make a build-a-long for bowstrings please? ??? ??? :D
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Offline wolfsire

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Re: bowstrings
« Reply #1 on: September 18, 2008, 02:35:22 pm »
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Offline adb

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Re: bowstrings
« Reply #2 on: September 18, 2008, 05:07:28 pm »
Trad Bowyers Bible, I think Vol 2, has an extensive chapter on strings and making strings from organic material.
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Offline welch2

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Re: bowstrings
« Reply #3 on: September 18, 2008, 05:56:59 pm »
Bob made one out of fox squirrel and posted the howto here a while back.

http://www.primitivearcher.com/smf/index.php/topic,5699.30.html

Ralph
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Offline ricktrojanowski

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Re: bowstrings
« Reply #4 on: September 18, 2008, 11:40:45 pm »
If I can ever get it finished.  I'll post a dogbane string as part of the stone age witch hazel bow that I'm working on. Hopefully I'll put it up early next week.  Like the others said check the TBB's.
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Re: bowstrings
« Reply #5 on: September 24, 2008, 01:28:43 am »
I'm going to include making a bowstring in my double-curve bow build-along.  I make my strings out of sinew but I've got some deer hide.....so I think I'll try my hand at making a rawhide string as well.
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