There's probably more ways to make a bow stringer than we know, but this is my method. It was requested yesterday on another thread that I show how this is done. I didn't conceive of this method. It was taught to me by another archer. Just about everything I know was taught to me by someone else!
I'm going to start this with some pictures of the patterns used. The dimensions are marked on them so you can easily scale these out for your own use.
Notice that these are almost identical. The smaller one is for the top end of the bow and the larger for the bottom end.
Here's the rest of what you need:
1. A piece of leather about 3 to 4 oz. Picture below translates oz to Bowyer speak.
2. A punch at least a 1/4" but if bigger, not by much
3. A hammer for the punch
4. A work surface such as an old plastic cutting board or a piece of hardwood.
5. A razor knife (box cutter)
6. A Pencil (I used a pen for better visibility in the pictures)
If you don't have leather laying around, get a piece of oil tanned leather from any supplier. Hobby Lobby, Tandy, etc. I'm using veg tanned leather here and will oil it but it's just that much simpler to get oil tanned right off. Leather doesn't have to be as heavy as 3 to 4 oz either. Leather garments and purses at the thrift store will be economical and will work.
So, lay out the pattern on the leather. Punch the holes through the pattern to make it easy to mark the punch points to the leather.
Cut it out with the razor knife. Looks like the picture below. Note the two pen lines on the leather. Those need to be carefully cut along with the razor knife. Dimensions are on the patterns.
Next I oiled the leather. Here's an economy measure for you if you are using un oiled leather. Oil it with kitchen vegetable oil. You don't need neatsfoot oil. If you are a culinary snob, use olive oil!
Here are the oiled pieces along with a hank of paracord. You don't need this heavy duty cord though the smaller diameter will work fine.
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Ok, that's makes six pics so I'll add another post to this.
Topic: Making A Bow Stringer (Read 5578 times)
