This is definitely something I would pay a little more for quality on. "Works slightly better" gets magnified tremendously when you have to repeat the operation of spinning the jig around the string a hundred times or whatever it ends up being for a center serving. Good advice and good for you...
Didn’t even think the stitch itself could do the trick. Tried a double herringbone by hand since I have no machine and that seems much better. It’s ugly but the deer won’t care.
I have a Sitka grid fleece balaclava on which the stitching holding the trim around the face hole has gone to shit. I started repairing it with regular thread before realizing the thread needs to stretch. Can anyone recommend a durable thread with some elasticity for this repair? Planning to...
I pretty much live in my quiver hoodie both hunting and not, enough that I put another on my Christmas list. It's pilling, but the pills are so small it's not that noticeable. I choose it over my Sitka heavyweight except in the coldest of weather. I really like that the collar offers neck...
I just used the minwax stuff that says "wipe on" right on the can. I don't remember if it's oil based or not, but I wouldn't worry about it either way unless you have a strong preference.
Wipe on poly is super easy and came out really nice. Maaaaaaaaybe if I were building for others I'd consider something more advanced but for my own use I don't see a reason.
The TTT string I had was very good, but it had wool silencers which will cause a lot of what would look like string stretching (but is really the wool slowly compressing more) before they settle out.
My first choice these days is Nick Reddy (Reddy Made Strings). Steve Baker (Mountain Muffler)...
My St. Patrick Lake Longbows Pacific Styk, 50@29" shoots a 615 gr arrow 170fps. I don't particularly care about the speed but I know what it is due to using a chronograph to tune brace height.
I don't have photos but the finalized setup for 2023 is:
St Patrick Lake Longbows Pacific Styk (68" ASL with yew cores), 50# @ 29"
Autumn Orange 2018s, full length, white wraps and 2" 4 fletch shield cut feathers, tipped with zwickey deltas on 100gr adapters, total arrow weight just over 600gr.
Great Northern makes a 1 piece strap on quiver in a few different configurations. There's a fixed length and then the adjustable sliding model @Beendare mentioned.
Gunshy makes a 1 piece quiver. It's heavy and IMO kinda ugly (the hood looks good but the bracket looks out of place on a...
First of all I would just call or email Donnie and have him walk you through it, super helpful dude. But that length measurement is a measurement of distance between straps. What that needs to be depends on what bow(s) you're putting it on. You need it to be long enough to clear your grip and...
Great advice. If you have a chronograph, you can use that and just look for the brace height that gives you the best speed. Start low and work your way up a couple twists at a time, shooting a few arrows at each adjustment to make sure you don't make a decision based on a crappy release. Helpful...
Western MN is mostly half or quarter sections, half a mile on one side and either a mile or a half mile on the other. There are bigger pieces but not a ton.
Yeah agreed. @Beendare I would recommend getting a chronograph if possible and starting low brace height, increasing a few twists at a time til you hit a peak speed and then start falling off again. Doing that should help noise, ease of tuning, forgiveness to form mistakes, etc.