Bow grip

[shawhill]

#2279

Well after the article about leather bow grips that was recently in Traditional Bowhunter I thought I would give it a shot. It turned out ok for my first time. I cut it wrong, and then I punched a set of holes too close to the edge and the sinew tore through (hence the larger stitch in one spot). But all in all I’m happy and it feels great. I just can’t seem to get near the purses in the thrift store without getting funny looks 😆 I’ll have to send my wife in so I can get more material… Anyways heres the end product. Any tips for my next attemp are always welcome.

~Dan

[Stephen Graf]

#8054

That looks pretty slick!

3Rivers has a how-to video on their website that I got a lot from. I have been using a punch to make the holes for the lacing, but I think the next time I do it I am going to use a small nail to punch the holes. That way the hole will be no bigger than the lacing.

I got a deer hide from someplace out west for about 30 bucks including shipping. I can make a lifetime worth of grips from that. I alum tanned some hides and was using that for a while, but it isn’t waterproof. So I learned a lesson there…

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