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Here it is; the “Unauthorized $5 Homemade Solid Limb Bow Press”.
One picture shows me drawing the bow to check the draw stop timing. I use a long J-hook attached through a 2x6 board which is part of a shelving unit. The J-hook is loose within the drilled hole so I can swivel the J-hook to flip the bow over while hooked. A lock-nut with washer on the back side of the board prevents the J-hook from coming loose. There is just enough room between the J-hook and the board to slip the bow string under to hook on.
Another picture shows the parts used for the Solid Limb bow press including:
• 2 short fat J-Bolts
• 2 hex-nuts to fit inside the limbs on the J-Bolts
• 2 wing-nuts to fit outside the limbs on the J-Bolts
• 4 metal rectangles heavy ¼” thick
o Coated in rubberized paint to avoid damage to the bow finish
o With center holes drilled to fit the J-Bolts
• A length of chain to reach between the J-Bolts
To use:
• Insert the two J-Bolts through the limbs and attach in this sequence
o Inside limb - J-Bolt, Nut, 1 flat metal rectangle
o Outside limb - 1 flat metal rectangle, wing-nut
• Use the J-hook on the shelving to partially draw the bow and hook the chain from one J-Bolt to the other (if no J-hook on shelving, a partner could draw the bow for you)
• Gently release the tension on the bow and the chain will hold the bow flexed enough to work on or remove the strings and cams.
• When done tinkering, just draw the bow, unhook the chain and gently release the drawn bow back to the J-hook
The third picture shows the assembled “press” on the bow being drawn to attach the chain.
I have used this on numerous different solid limb bows and I see no indication of any issues. In fact as compared with the bow presses in the shops I have used, this homemade press appears to only place a small fraction of the force on the limbs.
The parts are only about $5 in a hardware store, they take up very little space, and they can go with you into the field fitting in a tackle box.
Remember, this is not authorized or approved by anyone. All I know is it works, is extremely simple, and is a very quick inexpensive tool to use in tweaking the cables or replacing the string of your solid limb bow.
One picture shows me drawing the bow to check the draw stop timing. I use a long J-hook attached through a 2x6 board which is part of a shelving unit. The J-hook is loose within the drilled hole so I can swivel the J-hook to flip the bow over while hooked. A lock-nut with washer on the back side of the board prevents the J-hook from coming loose. There is just enough room between the J-hook and the board to slip the bow string under to hook on.
Another picture shows the parts used for the Solid Limb bow press including:
• 2 short fat J-Bolts
• 2 hex-nuts to fit inside the limbs on the J-Bolts
• 2 wing-nuts to fit outside the limbs on the J-Bolts
• 4 metal rectangles heavy ¼” thick
o Coated in rubberized paint to avoid damage to the bow finish
o With center holes drilled to fit the J-Bolts
• A length of chain to reach between the J-Bolts
To use:
• Insert the two J-Bolts through the limbs and attach in this sequence
o Inside limb - J-Bolt, Nut, 1 flat metal rectangle
o Outside limb - 1 flat metal rectangle, wing-nut
• Use the J-hook on the shelving to partially draw the bow and hook the chain from one J-Bolt to the other (if no J-hook on shelving, a partner could draw the bow for you)
• Gently release the tension on the bow and the chain will hold the bow flexed enough to work on or remove the strings and cams.
• When done tinkering, just draw the bow, unhook the chain and gently release the drawn bow back to the J-hook
The third picture shows the assembled “press” on the bow being drawn to attach the chain.
I have used this on numerous different solid limb bows and I see no indication of any issues. In fact as compared with the bow presses in the shops I have used, this homemade press appears to only place a small fraction of the force on the limbs.
The parts are only about $5 in a hardware store, they take up very little space, and they can go with you into the field fitting in a tackle box.
Remember, this is not authorized or approved by anyone. All I know is it works, is extremely simple, and is a very quick inexpensive tool to use in tweaking the cables or replacing the string of your solid limb bow.
