Primitive Archer
Main Discussion Area => Bows => Topic started by: wood_bandit99 on October 13, 2013, 10:38:06 pm
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I just got to thinking... My friend wants a bow without a leather wrap on the handle, off hand, and wants a deer hair piece so when he shoots it doesn't make a noise. How do u guys make the deer hair look normal without a leather handle on? Do u need one to make it look normal?
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In a perfect world with proper arrow spine and proper brace height, the arrow should never hit the handle when loosed. Since we don't live in a perfect world, just cut it into a shape that will stand alone. Such as a circle, teardrop, arrowhead ,stylized initial(s), on my personal bows, my bowyers Mark lends itself well to that application. Your imagination is your only limitation. Josh
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I've used hair-on cowhide before, but I used a beard trimmer with no guard on it to cut the hairs very short. Still dead silent, but looks a lot neater.
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Just a plain piece of soft leather, cut to shape like Gun Doc suggested will work as well as hair-on leather. With the hair-on you have to consider the direction the hair lays when you install it.