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Author Topic: Favorite Bow Shelf Material??  (Read 501 times)

Offline Charlie Lamb

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Re: Favorite Bow Shelf Material??
« Reply #20 on: April 21, 2010, 09:14:00 AM »
Pat... that's a Sherry Abraham (sp) checkering job.
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Offline nightowl1

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Re: Favorite Bow Shelf Material??
« Reply #21 on: April 21, 2010, 09:20:00 AM »
Ok I'm going to through something different out there. I use coyote fur. Just because I had some laying around. I have found that it really doesn't matter. If you have your nock point right your shelf material shouldn't wear out that fast. I have had coyote fur on my longbow shelf for a year now and it still has alot of the fur left on it. I have used just soft leather also, so even if the fur wears down the soft leather does the right job.

I also use coyote fur strips in my string for silencers. Same idea, if the bow is tuned and silencers in the right place it really doesn't matter a whole lot on the material.
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Re: Favorite Bow Shelf Material??
« Reply #22 on: April 21, 2010, 10:01:00 AM »
Velcro, those seal are too hard to catch.....
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Offline tawmio

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Re: Favorite Bow Shelf Material??
« Reply #23 on: April 21, 2010, 10:08:00 AM »
i have used velcro but i dont quite trust it after it came off in cold weather while in my stand and no back up, but it did work well.
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Offline tecum-tha

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Re: Favorite Bow Shelf Material??
« Reply #24 on: April 21, 2010, 10:14:00 AM »
Dr. Scholls self-adhesive moleskin. Cheap and wears much better than other materials I tried.

Offline Ladams

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Re: Favorite Bow Shelf Material??
« Reply #25 on: April 21, 2010, 11:08:00 AM »
ZEBRA  It last forever and looks great.
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Offline Pat B.

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Re: Favorite Bow Shelf Material??
« Reply #26 on: April 21, 2010, 11:13:00 AM »
Thanks Charlie..

I've been using the industrial Velcro for several years now.. Works very well, is readily available and fairly inexpensive.

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Re: Favorite Bow Shelf Material??
« Reply #27 on: April 21, 2010, 11:24:00 AM »
Velcro
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Re: Favorite Bow Shelf Material??
« Reply #28 on: April 21, 2010, 11:33:00 AM »
I guess I'm "old school",well old anyway. I still like leather with 3M double sided tape.  :archer:

Offline Mack Marine

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Re: Favorite Bow Shelf Material??
« Reply #29 on: April 21, 2010, 11:55:00 AM »
Velcro, fast an cheap to replace.

Offline buckeyebowhunter

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Re: Favorite Bow Shelf Material??
« Reply #30 on: April 21, 2010, 06:05:00 PM »
Throw some tanned beavertail on there for your shelf and strike plate. it lasts FOREVER

Offline Joshua Lee

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Re: Favorite Bow Shelf Material??
« Reply #31 on: April 21, 2010, 06:46:00 PM »
another vote for ..Zebra. Works great so far and I have been shooting every day for a few months.
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Offline Quickblood

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Re: Favorite Bow Shelf Material??
« Reply #32 on: April 21, 2010, 06:55:00 PM »
soft or suede leather for the shelf and strike plate for me

Offline kruked arra

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Re: Favorite Bow Shelf Material??
« Reply #33 on: April 21, 2010, 07:01:00 PM »
velcro..it lasts forever.
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Offline lpcjon2

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Re: Favorite Bow Shelf Material??
« Reply #34 on: April 21, 2010, 07:13:00 PM »
Leather or sealskin
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Re: Favorite Bow Shelf Material??
« Reply #35 on: April 21, 2010, 08:44:00 PM »
Sealskin. I just picked-up some Zebra for the future and it looks promising. I put Beaver-Tail on my Pronghorn to match the grip I made for her and it's real nice too.
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Re: Favorite Bow Shelf Material??
« Reply #36 on: April 22, 2010, 09:16:00 AM »
velcro for me
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Offline Canadabowyer

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Re: Favorite Bow Shelf Material??
« Reply #37 on: April 22, 2010, 11:02:00 AM »
Tanned beavertail works real well and is nice and thin.
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Offline Teacher_of_the_Arcane

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Re: Favorite Bow Shelf Material??
« Reply #38 on: April 22, 2010, 07:35:00 PM »
Hi All,

I once had the opportunity to chat with Stacy Groscup after one of his demonstrations, and I asked him what he used for a rest.... "velcro."  I'm still using out of that first package I bought years ago.    :D
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Re: Favorite Bow Shelf Material??
« Reply #39 on: April 22, 2010, 08:25:00 PM »
Industrial Strength Velcro  :thumbsup:    :thumbsup:    :thumbsup:  

 
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