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snowplow
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shooting tabs
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April 22, 2015, 04:06:00 PM »
Hey guys, any of you make your own tabs?
What leather do you like to use?
Also do you prefer a (thick enough) single or multiple layer construction?
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Buckeeboy
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Re: shooting tabs
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April 22, 2015, 04:36:00 PM »
I cut the tongue out of an old pair of Red Ball pac boots...best one I have used lol
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pghrich
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April 23, 2015, 05:59:00 AM »
all the time, i shoot 3 under so its a bit easier to make than a split finger, i bought 1 fred eicher tab and use it as a pattern, i will never have to but another ever, rich pyle
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The Whittler
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April 23, 2015, 09:34:00 AM »
Cordovan (spelling) leather is very good.
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FerretWYO
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April 23, 2015, 09:56:00 AM »
I make my own often. Just made three the other day plus one for a friend.
I use cordovan when I can get my hands on it. I also like to get chrome tanned latigo as it works pretty well.
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snowplow
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April 23, 2015, 10:14:00 AM »
Whats the criteria on the leather, is being 'slick' pretty much the only option? I say that because if its slick but not thick enough, you just add some behind it right?
Anybody use cordura or anything like that?
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H1tman7
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April 24, 2015, 12:03:00 PM »
I cut mine out of a Kudu cape, from the front leg. The hair is short and the skin is thicker than the rest of the hide. I have been shooting it for 3 years now, and it has lost pretty much no hair at all. Would have NEVER guessed it would last this long. I shoot probably every other day during off season and pretty much every day during season. The best part is the release is super crisp with that slick hair.
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damascusdave
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April 24, 2015, 12:15:00 PM »
The issue with Cordovan right now is getting it...it appears that Horween, the major supplier, has quit offering it for sale...the commercial Cordovan tabs I currently use are amazing...I cannot imagine a better material for a tab and I have had a considerable number of tabs
DDave
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damascusdave
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April 24, 2015, 12:18:00 PM »
I guess I should have checked first...Lancaster Archery Supply has a number of options when it comes to Cordovan
DDave
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I set out a while ago to reduce my herd of 40 bows...And I am finally down to 42
mahantango
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April 24, 2015, 05:29:00 PM »
Been making my own for years (and for my wife and son). I like a thick tab as I shoot fairly skinny strings, shoot a lot, and never quite understood the need to "feel the string". To me that just leads to a crappy release, sorta like bare fingers. So to answer your question, 8-10 oz. veg tan, about like you would use for a sturdy sheath or holster. Frequently treat with powder scraped off a welder's soapstone pencil.
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snowplow
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April 24, 2015, 06:28:00 PM »
Cool thanks guys. Thats really cool about the kudu. I have a preference (though with a glove) like you Mahantango and was thinking along the lines you just said. That's what I'll try first.
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