How I Make My String Silencers

This video shows how I make my own custom string silencers for my bows. There are many great silencers out there, but I prefer to make my own and make them my way. Here is how I do it.

[@neotoxo54]

Good vid. Something you might try & I use is taking advantage of the heterodyne principal of canceling resonate frequencies. In short, the heterodyne principal states that when two frequencies are mixed they produce both even and odd additional frequencies. This is how radios are able to transmit or receive a wide spectrum of frequencies without having a separate resonate circuit for each frequency. A naked bow string will sing like a plucked guitar string SO if you tie one silencer 1/3 the distance from one end of the bow string and the other silencer 1/4 the distance from the opposite end that combination will cancel out both even & odd resonate frequencies. That will make the string go thump instead of twang. Measure the distances with bow strung from where the string touches limb. This works with longbows, recurves & compound contraptions too. Aside from noice canceling it also allows the use of silencers with less bulk and mass giving you a little extra arrow speed. I use those small silicon string silencers from 3 Rivers Archery...string leeches or wishbones or any of the others work just a well.

[@SamkoTradBow]

Thank you for this. Did not know that. Appreciate you taking the time to explain it.

[@felixfontenot4824]

Hey dude thanks for the explanation on this. I've heard of this theory before and tried to explain it to a friend. He looked at me like I had lobsters coming out of my ears. Now i can use and explain this method. Big Thanks dude.

[@bowman321123]

good esplanation, thanks. I've been robbing my wife's yarn stash for some time now making my silencers and It always brings a smile to my face when shoot the first dozen arrows or so when the lint from the new silencers flies off in a small cloud.

[@SamkoTradBow]

Simple cheap and effective. Cant beat it

[@felixfontenot4824]

Never seen this Hybrid silencer setup. Looks like it should work good. Thanks.👍

[@SamkoTradBow]

been using it for 15 years. works great

[@adamhill6794]

Man is there anything you don’t cover!? Seriously the best YTer. there isn’t a topic you haven’t covered 👍🏼

[@SamkoTradBow]

Thank you. Greatly appreciated

[@huntinglife5202]

I got stuck in a pinch once and made some out of paracord. Ive still got them on my satori. Another great vid thank you brother.

[@SamkoTradBow]

That's great thinking right there. Bet they work pretty good!

[@huntinglife5202]

@@SamkoTradBow They work great. Im going to be doing all my bows with it since ive got so much of the stuff.

[@kyleswatzell1041]

Thanks for the tutorial. Good info as always. After following your channel for awhile I finally took the plunge and got a recurve. I'm hooked now. I failed at my first attempt at making these. Top one is starting to fall out after shooting so I will try again tomorrow. I will say they do make the bow much quieter.

[@SamkoTradBow]

Same happen to me. Failed on my first 2. And then a year later when making thwm again failed that first one as well. Same reasons. Twists came undone. Once you figure out how to make sure the twists are going the same way everytime it's smooth sailing from there.

[@kyleswatzell1041]

@@SamkoTradBow Thanks. Second time worked great.

[@SamkoTradBow]

@@kyleswatzell1041 awesome

[@sarafayelawton652]

Awesome

[@SamkoTradBow]

Thanks

[@daveanddanniejacobs9432]

Also old freezers work good for a safe to hide guns ammo and just what ever. You can paint them cammo or just to blend in with the spare bedroom pile some old clothes lmao dirty underware and sox. Nobody gonna mess with your stuff. Most old freezers will also lock up or u can put your own pad lock on it.

[@SamkoTradBow]

Great Idea

[@bf1610]

could you do a video on how you make your strings,?

[@SamkoTradBow]

I did! It was about 3 years ago so you have to scroll or search my videos for how to make a Flemish twist bowstring. I also did a video on serving the string that same week.

[@dan-tv8kv]

Has anyone tried putting silencers on the bow itself?

[@SamkoTradBow]

Don't see the need on a traditional bow. Your trying to take the sound out of the string. I have never tried a silencer on the bow limbs. I know theu make stickon ones though

[@Dan.Dockery]

Can I use acrylic yarn for silencers or do I have to use wool?

[@SamkoTradBow]

@@Dan.Dockery any yarn will work just fine. I don't even know what my yarn I use is

[@Dan.Dockery]

@@SamkoTradBow thank you

[@jonpatterson5668]

I just tried it with paracord ... didnt work so well, gonna keep playing with it

[@SamkoTradBow]

hahaha never had any luck with the paracord either. yarn and rubber cat whiskers work best for me

[@jonpatterson5668]

@@SamkoTradBow guess I'm going to Walmart for yarn tomorrow.. lol

[@SamkoTradBow]

@@jonpatterson5668 that's where I get mine. Could also call primitive pursuit podcast. He makes some amazing silences that are also waterproof. I'm gonna buy some of his next time

[@jonpatterson5668]

@@SamkoTradBow I saw the paracord ones on KZbin, the ones on that bow are wire tied on ... I dont like it Oh I'm barred of Facebook for 3 days lmao

[@SamkoTradBow]

@@jonpatterson5668 facebook is ridiculous with its political crap and bias.