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Offline hedgeapple

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Show me your bow socks/covers
« on: January 11, 2010, 10:06:13 pm »
I what do you use to cover/protect your bow while transporting.  I don't want mine just rolling around in the back of the truck unprotected.  I need to make a cover or 3.  I'd like to see some of your designs.  I did a search, but do you have any idea how many posts come up with the word "bow" and/or "cover" in them.  haha
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Offline sailordad

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Re: Show me your bow covers
« Reply #1 on: January 11, 2010, 10:19:27 pm »
i have a homemade bow sock.
it was a bit of work.
but ifn you want one thats already made,get ahold of GOPHER on this site.
he makes some really nice ones.string silencers too.
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Re: Show me your bow socks/covers
« Reply #2 on: January 11, 2010, 10:58:18 pm »
yeah, bow socks, that's what I'm talking about.  haha.
Thanks for the info Sailorday
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Offline Justin Snyder

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Re: Show me your bow socks/covers
« Reply #3 on: January 11, 2010, 11:21:41 pm »
Mine aren't fancy, but they work and are easy to make. I need to make one in the next week or two. Ill post some pictures when I do.
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Re: Show me your bow socks/covers
« Reply #4 on: January 11, 2010, 11:59:46 pm »
Bow socks are great. Coupled with a length of 2' or 2-1/2' thin wall pvc pipe and a couple pipe caps is even better. Sock the bow, then slip the whole works inside the pipe, cap off each end and tape the caps in place and you are good to go.
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Offline zeNBowyer

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Re: Show me your bow socks/covers
« Reply #5 on: January 12, 2010, 12:38:06 am »
This is a suede piece  I  made a  few seasons  ago,



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Re: Show me your bow socks/covers
« Reply #6 on: January 12, 2010, 01:28:55 am »
Zen, nice sock.
Maj, I look forward to seeing.
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Re: Show me your bow socks/covers
« Reply #7 on: January 12, 2010, 02:53:18 am »
the last one I made ...went out with the TomB Bow

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Offline sailordad

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Re: Show me your bow socks/covers
« Reply #8 on: January 12, 2010, 03:10:54 am »
Mike, thats a really nice looking bow sock there

if you were couple inches taller,you could have pulled off the old "Steve Martin arrow in the head" gag there :)
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Offline crooketarrow

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Re: Show me your bow socks/covers
« Reply #9 on: January 12, 2010, 11:02:19 am »
   I've had lots made out of old wool blankets.These work great made different leanths.
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Offline Hillbilly

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Re: Show me your bow socks/covers
« Reply #10 on: January 12, 2010, 01:16:59 pm »
Here's a bow sock build-along my wife did a while back: http://www.primitivearcher.com/smf/index.php/topic,5028.0.html
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Re: Show me your bow socks/covers
« Reply #11 on: January 12, 2010, 01:42:38 pm »
I used the time I spent at my mother's house between Xmas and New Year's to make 3 of those: Swiss army blanket (know as 'Woilach') and naturally tanned reindeer skin from northern Scandinavia.
The sewing is done pretty much the same way as Mrs.Hillbilly shows in the thread, all the leather sewing was by hand and a lot of work...  ;D ;D ;D

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Re: Show me your bow socks/covers
« Reply #12 on: January 12, 2010, 01:49:48 pm »
Nice  accents  on  that  sock medicinewheel
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Offline DanaM

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Re: Show me your bow socks/covers
« Reply #13 on: January 12, 2010, 02:33:36 pm »
Ya don't wanna see my socks they have holes and smell funny :P
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Re: Show me your bow socks/covers
« Reply #14 on: January 12, 2010, 03:01:16 pm »
Thanks Zen... These blankets remind me of trade blankets; I'm sure them would make nice bow socks, too!
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