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Main Discussion Area => Around the Campfire => Topic started by: osage outlaw on September 12, 2018, 08:53:12 pm

Title: recycled string silencers
Post by: osage outlaw on September 12, 2018, 08:53:12 pm

I was shooting my James Parker FG bow today and it had a fair amount of a twang sound.  I know the normal material is fur strips and I have plenty of those but I wanted to try something different.   I noticed the holder for a bottle of hand sanitizer was made from thin silicone.  I cut it into strips and gave that a try.  It worked surprisingly well.  It really quieted down the bow.  I'm not crazy about the blue color.  I'm going to try to find some black silicone to replace it. 

(https://i.imgur.com/vB3RYCb.jpg)

(https://i.imgur.com/JB2u75M.jpg)

Title: Re: recycled string silencers
Post by: Hawkdancer on September 12, 2018, 11:26:18 pm

Whatever works!  It is a rather purty blue, though >:D!
Hawkdancer

Title: Re: recycled string silencers
Post by: Aaron H on September 13, 2018, 05:31:00 am

You certainly know how to make use of what you got Clint.

Title: Re: recycled string silencers
Post by: Pat B on September 13, 2018, 08:09:41 am

Those would look good on "Tacky", Clint.  ;D
Anything that will absorb the vibration will quiet the bow.

Title: Re: recycled string silencers
Post by: JEB on September 16, 2018, 10:17:22 am

I will put it this way Clint, that bow looks  bad ass, now the silencers on the other hand.      lol

Title: Re: recycled string silencers
Post by: osage outlaw on September 21, 2018, 07:07:50 pm

I got a thin sheet of brown silicone and made a better looking set of silencers.  These will look better in the woods.  That bow is whisper quit now. 

(https://i.imgur.com/jn5Fdh8.jpg)

Title: Re: recycled string silencers
Post by: upstatenybowyer on September 24, 2018, 06:36:32 pm

Forgive my ignorance, but are the "tassels" necessary for maximum silencing? Would it work to just wrap some silicon around the string?

Title: Re: recycled string silencers
Post by: osage outlaw on September 24, 2018, 07:42:54 pm

I'm not sure.   I'm going to experiment with them and see how much is needed to keep the bow quiet.

Title: Re: recycled string silencers
Post by: upstatenybowyer on September 25, 2018, 05:36:02 am

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