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- December 13, 2009 at 9:45 am #41171
Rod
ParticipantWhat do wood bow pins look like? Are these just 3/8″ dowels or tapered friction fit pieces and do they typically have a handle or place to get a grip on them?
December 13, 2009 at 10:47 am #56087fabian
Participantist it this what you want to know ? :
http://www.iscowp.org/Ox%20Power/bow.jpgDecember 13, 2009 at 12:04 pm #56082ParticipantInteresting, not what I envisioned but very clever. It would require making that slot for the pin. I suppose I could do one side of my bows that way with standard holes on the other side and thus have a choice of which pin type to use. Lets see what else comes up.
December 13, 2009 at 5:58 pm #56085Howie
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You can still use your metal key in the slotted hole.
I have never lost a wooden key out of the bow while in use. I can’t say the same for some of the metal keys.:mad:December 13, 2009 at 7:24 pm #56083ParticipantHowie
Are your pins the same design as the ones Fabian showed us?
December 14, 2009 at 2:56 am #56086ParticipantThey are the same as Fabin’s.
I make them mostly out of hickory but I like to make them out of other material also.
I have a pair pounded out of iron, a pair out of bone, a pair out of cow horn, and a pair out of deer antler.:confused:December 14, 2009 at 11:58 am #56084ParticipantNeat collection, thanks.
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