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wakenorm

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deerhide bow string
« on: April 01, 2007, 09:10:24 pm »
I made  a nice deer hide bowstring,any suggestions on what to put on it to keep it conditioned??
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Offline Pat B

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Re: deerhide bow string
« Reply #1 on: April 01, 2007, 09:46:41 pm »
Just a guess, but bear grease, mink oil or maybe just beeswax.  ???   Pat
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Offline a finnish native

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Re: deerhide bow string
« Reply #2 on: April 02, 2007, 06:20:05 am »
I would also go with the bear grease. Just rub it so that the string "sucks" it in and you are done. beewax WILL come off in a certain time, depending on the use of the string.
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