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Offline Jerry Jeffer

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Re: favorite side plate and rest material
« Reply #20 on: February 28, 2009, 11:41:00 AM »
I have used a piece of beaver pelt shaved down to the felt for the shelf. Has been lasting a long time, and quiet. Just leather for the side plate.
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Offline Red Armed Panther

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Re: favorite side plate and rest material
« Reply #21 on: February 28, 2009, 11:57:00 AM »
Seal Skin, IMO the best!
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Offline ozy clint

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Re: favorite side plate and rest material
« Reply #22 on: February 28, 2009, 12:00:00 PM »
kangaroo leather side plate. velcro shelf
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Offline larry

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Re: favorite side plate and rest material
« Reply #23 on: February 28, 2009, 12:02:00 PM »
seal skin rest and calf hair plate for me  :thumbsup:
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Offline Guru

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Re: favorite side plate and rest material
« Reply #24 on: February 28, 2009, 07:52:00 PM »
I also like the calf hair plate and seal skin shelf the best...
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Offline Charlie Lamb

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Re: favorite side plate and rest material
« Reply #25 on: February 28, 2009, 08:07:00 PM »
I'm with the Velcro crowd. Seems to last for years, is very quiet and is inexpensive.
I cover the shelf and side plate with the same piece of garment grade leather. After that I mark the area where I want to put the Velcro and give it a coat of contact cement. When dry I stick on the self adhesive fuzzy Velcro and it's good to go.
 
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Offline Rusty in Fla.

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Re: favorite side plate and rest material
« Reply #26 on: February 28, 2009, 08:10:00 PM »
I've  been using the same piece of velcro since 2003. I'm not sure how long it lasts yet.
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Offline DannyBows

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Re: favorite side plate and rest material
« Reply #27 on: February 28, 2009, 10:11:00 PM »
I prefer Sealskin. I just got a 2 1/2 foot by 6-8 inch piece of the most beautiful Leopard Seal skin. Orange/Tan with Black spots. That's enough for several lifetimes of shooting many bows.
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Offline fountain

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Re: favorite side plate and rest material
« Reply #28 on: March 01, 2009, 08:22:00 AM »
where is everybody getting these big pieces of skin at?  i want a tiny piece
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Offline lilbobby

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Re: favorite side plate and rest material
« Reply #29 on: March 01, 2009, 08:01:00 PM »
Seal skin on all my bows!
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Offline Hattrick

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Re: favorite side plate and rest material
« Reply #30 on: March 01, 2009, 09:25:00 PM »
ONLY SEAL SKIN HERE, i`ve used everything seal skin is silent period
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Offline Bjorn

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Re: favorite side plate and rest material
« Reply #31 on: March 01, 2009, 09:27:00 PM »
My fav rest and wall material is what I get from TRAP he is an associate sponsor here.
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Offline Manitoba Stickflinger

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Re: favorite side plate and rest material
« Reply #32 on: March 01, 2009, 09:44:00 PM »
Beaver tail!
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Offline legends1

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Re: favorite side plate and rest material
« Reply #33 on: March 01, 2009, 10:58:00 PM »
Velcro on all the bows we build.Last longer than anything I know.
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Offline BowMIke

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Re: favorite side plate and rest material
« Reply #34 on: March 01, 2009, 11:08:00 PM »
Another fan of seal skin. Durable and very quiet.
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Offline Roy Steele

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Re: favorite side plate and rest material
« Reply #35 on: March 02, 2009, 01:36:00 AM »
I've always just shot off the wood.
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Offline amar911

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Re: favorite side plate and rest material
« Reply #36 on: March 02, 2009, 04:37:00 AM »
For you guys who seem to have supplies of seal skin, please tell the remainder of us where to get some!! I like it for the rest and calf skin for the side plate.

Allan
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Offline Boom Stick

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Re: favorite side plate and rest material
« Reply #37 on: March 02, 2009, 05:07:00 AM »
I looked high and low but 3bay was the only place I found some.  

All of the suppliers I talked to got theirs from Alaska Bowhunting Supply,  which no longer supplies them.

It's hard to imagine this dry spell will be permanent.
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