Primitive Archer
Main Discussion Area => Bows => Topic started by: Del the cat on February 28, 2011, 12:27:43 pm
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I usually use braided cord on leather grips but it's a tad thin and I don't have much left.
What stuff do you guys use? Is leather cord strong enough? 1mm or 2mm?
I fancy something a tad chunkier than I'm using at the moment, although the leather I use for the grips is fairly thin... I cut it from a leather sofa (The guy in the store was furious... :o. Nah it was in a skip really)
Del
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i like to use artificial sinew, it is tough and looks good.
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Art. sinew and I separate the strands. Jawge
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ditto on the artificial sinew. full strength or separate depending on thickness of leather im stitching.
it also comes in many colors these days so can add a nice contrast if you like.
even tho it is fairly heavily waxed, i do wax further if it's gonna be on something that will be in the weather lots.(like bow grips and quivers)
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Same as above but have been known to de-strand old b-50 bowstrings and repurpose them for stitching too for different colors. :) Works great and is tough to boot!
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for string I use art. sinew or b-50, but for a beefier grip I will cut my lace from the same leather as the grip and lace it the opposite side out of the main grip, Bub(http://i623.photobucket.com/albums/tt320/bubncheryl/tradebow7.jpg)
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Good stuff guys cheers.
I looked up AS and when I saw a pic I though 'I have some of that!' It's just called 'waxed nylon lacing cord' from the 60's when I used to work testing radar, it was used for lacing the cable harnesses (they prob use plastic ties now).
I managed to find it!
I've just done the grip with it and it looks great, a nice contrast with the dark leather. I new that scrap end of reel that I had would come in handy one day ;D!
@ Bubby. I like the idea of cutting leather strip, but I'd never work out how long it needed to be!
Del
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Del, if ya ever want to do it just make the lace 3 times the length of the handle plus what ya want hanging, Bub
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Thanks for the tip...
Del
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I use anything that it strong. I dislike artifical sinew for leather lacing and prefer a more bulky cord for lacing leather. My favorite right now is a type of cotton yarn, or it says yarn on the package, but it is obviously cord. Get it from hobby lobby in the yarn isle. I wax it with beeswax and it works great.
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Hi Del, sorry didn't get much time to talk to you at Sunday's shoot. I recently replaced two grips on my bows and used cordwainers linen thread, very strong and easy to use and looks natural. Leather was from a good stock of offcuts used by Pip Bickerstaffe to pack out my longbow he sent me! Really good stuff. ;D
cheers
Allan
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Hi Del, sorry didn't get much time to talk to you at Sunday's shoot. I recently replaced two grips on my bows and used cordwainers linen thread, very strong and easy to use and looks natural. Leather was from a good stock of offcuts used by Pip Bickerstaffe to pack out my longbow he sent me! Really good stuff. ;D
cheers
Allan
Yeah, that was a good shoot, got a bit damp and chilly at the end. The Goat over the pond was a nice shot and I eventually killed that Centurion ;D
You swine I'm going to have to look up wahat a Cordwainer is now... D'oh.
Del
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Yep I like to use artificial sinew too...it's strong, looks good, and is easy to Tie off.
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Hi Del, sorry didn't get much time to talk to you at Sunday's shoot. I recently replaced two grips on my bows and used cordwainers linen thread, very strong and easy to use and looks natural. Leather was from a good stock of offcuts used by Pip Bickerstaffe to pack out my longbow he sent me! Really good stuff. ;D
cheers
Allan
Yeah, that was a good shoot, got a bit damp and chilly at the end. The Goat over the pond was a nice shot and I eventually killed that Centurion ;D
You swine I'm going to have to look up wahat a Cordwainer is now... D'oh.
Del
Cordwainer= cobblers to you!
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I like to use real sinew steer or elk it's long enough and wet it as well as your leather handle when you put it on a it really tightens when it drys. You don't add any glue it stops it from swrinking up some. You don't have to And I think it looks a little more primitive.
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I use waxed linen thread. If I want to color the tread I run it under a permanent marker.
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For the lastr few years I've been using heavy artificial sinew for most of the leather work I've done.Waxed linen or waxed nylon leather thread also works well and comes on other colors.