| From: 6point
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| Date: 15-Sep-17 |
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So here I am with my moccasins, stretchy jeans, red oak selfbow, and carbon arrows. Didn't like the fletchings scraping up my finger so I made this ring, it's a piece of suede. I used the sewing eye in the awl on my swiss army knife to put the stitches in the little rectangle of suede. Beats wearing a glove in 70 degree weather. Thought somebody might be able to use this idea, I haven't seen it before. It works great.
P.s. I really didn't want to use carbon arrows but I didn't have any woods that would tune.
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| From: Steve Milbocker
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| Date: 15-Sep-17 |
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That a darn good idea! If you'd like a fancy one for 3D I can make you one of these:):)
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| From: traxx
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| Date: 15-Sep-17 |
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I just wrap my finger in the Stretchy cloth type tape...You could also wrap the front of your fletching with electrical tape...
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| From: 6point
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| Date: 15-Sep-17 |
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And the price tag is built right in, ok I'll take one :). But seriously, beautiful work there!
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| From: Lucas
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| Date: 15-Sep-17 |
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Love the Morgan ring!
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| From: MStyles
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| Date: 16-Sep-17 |
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Neat idea, minimalist too. The ring is great looking too.
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| From: Stoner
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| Date: 16-Sep-17 |
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Now there you go, necessity is the mother of invention. Good job, John
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| From: 6point
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| Date: 16-Sep-17 |
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Batman, it shows no sign of wear, plus it's quiet, so I'll stick with the suede. It should last for hundreds of shots at least and only takes a few minutes to make
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| From: BuzAL
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| Date: 16-Sep-17 |
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Two things not mentioned yet-
Where you are impacting makes me think you've got too much wrist bend.
With bow held correctly, the feathers should hit the side of the first knuckle, if anything, but...
...raising your nock point 1/8" will likely stop all of it.
The back of your hand should be one plane from forearm to first knuckle. No wrist bend. Hold it in your hand like a lunchbox at your side. That's your selfbow grip.
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| From: Jim Davis
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| Date: 16-Sep-17 |
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And (ignoring the abominable carbon shafts) if you trim the front end of the quill to be a ramp right down to the shaft, and put a drop of Duco at the tip, the feathers will not scrape or cut you. Been doing this for 20 years. Only time i get scratched is if something damages that front part of the quill.
Saxton Pope described working the feathers this way almost 100 years ago, and he was no doubt just retelling what was a long tradition.
So, your "invention" treats the symptoms rather than the disease.
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