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I had Josh try it out on my old longbow since the Tung oil was still wet on his. One hand lifts the bow and the other hand slides the loop of the bow string into the string groove on the limb tip.



With the string finished, I moved on to a limb tip protector so that nice white antler limb tip won't become damaged when he sets the tip in the dirt.

I started with two thin pieces of suede leather and stitched them together to make a nice tight fit over the limb tip. I then cut a long slot in the back side for the bow string to pass through.



It is a tight fit and that will keep it from falling off.



I then trimmed away the extra leather around the outside and tried it with the bow string in place.





I still need to make a string keeper, an arm guard, a finger tab and a case for the bow as well as a set of arrows.