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How do you put on Siyah/String pads?

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Bjoern Sofeit:
Asked both the guys that handled these old korean bows. It's very thick leather.

JNystrom:
May i ask, what is the purpose of string pad? Does it help to track the string better? Or lessen the shock for bow & string? I've never used them before, even though i have built many recurve bows (wood and sinew only).
There obviously is a good reason, since the artifacts have them...

DuBois:
Thanks folks,
This is a osage sinew bow with working recurves and I am using the pads for both reasons you mentioned JNystrom.
The string is tracking good now actually but I have sort of trapped belly area on recurves/tips and didn't think it through ahead of time to groove them made them thin and a little wide so just gonna pad it to give a little extra stability.
My first string pads so I'm sure others could give mucho mas info than I.

Bjoern Sofeit:
They're effectively shortening the bow early in the draw, until the string lifts from the pads. Until then, the bow acts as if it was as long as the distance between the pads. Some (longer) hornbows need them to be stable enough to be shot. Check out where Manchu bows have them. Catching and thus centering the string is one of the other reasons why to have such pads.

JNystrom:
I see, thanks. Must try them someday! I think everyone of us have had that narrow recurve bow which likes to twist way too much...

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