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2elkhunt
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Wax for makeing strings
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May 15, 2010, 07:10:00 AM »
What is the best kind of wax for makeing strings, and best place to get it.
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Bill
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Running Buck
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Re: Wax for makeing strings
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May 15, 2010, 09:02:00 AM »
I like the stuff that 3 rivers is selling these days. Its just sticky enough to do a good job of holding the bundles together.
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Pat B
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Re: Wax for makeing strings
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May 15, 2010, 09:15:00 AM »
Wax toilet seal ring works well. Some add more pitch to it.
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Chris Shelton
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Re: Wax for makeing strings
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May 15, 2010, 09:38:00 AM »
I just use bowstring wax. I also have bees wax but that was kinda clumpy, that browning bowstring wax is pretty good.
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JRY309
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Re: Wax for makeing strings
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May 15, 2010, 10:13:00 AM »
I buy the wax that Kustom King sells.
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ishiwannabe
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Re: Wax for makeing strings
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May 15, 2010, 10:19:00 AM »
I can tell you what DIDN'T work for me. This stuff called Black Lightning. Didn't hold the strands together and made it very difficult to twist. I ended up with some Bohning wax, and the difference was amazing.
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Dick4bows
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Re: Wax for makeing strings
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May 15, 2010, 11:51:00 AM »
I make my own. 1/3 toilet ring and 2/3 beeswax. Melt it together and pour it into bathroom sized dixie cups. fill to about an inch thick and peel the rest of the cup off.
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MSwickard
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Re: Wax for makeing strings
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May 15, 2010, 12:52:00 PM »
I use beeswax.
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toddster
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Re: Wax for makeing strings
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May 15, 2010, 01:01:00 PM »
montana pitch blend works for me
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Re: Wax for makeing strings
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May 15, 2010, 03:49:00 PM »
pure bees wax
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R.W.
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Re: Wax for makeing strings
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May 16, 2010, 12:03:00 AM »
One toilet sealing wax ring, melted together with a pound of pure beeswax. (That is a new sealing ring, BTW!
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I pour the stirred conglomeration into medicine "shot" cups (about 2 oz each) and you can pop the wax right out of the cup, if need be.
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Re: Wax for makeing strings
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May 16, 2010, 09:01:00 AM »
most any kinda commercial sticky wax will do the job on bowstrings.
my fave is either beeswax with a little paraffin wax added, or just pure beeswax.
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2elkhunt
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Re: Wax for makeing strings
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May 16, 2010, 08:03:00 PM »
Thanks fellows, I'll try the bees wax and toliet ring mixture.
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