Whisker Type String Silencers-How To Hey folks, I have seen a lot of

Whisker Type String Silencers-How To
Hey folks, I have seen a lot of questions lately on whisker type string silencers, do they
work, how to tie them, where to tie them etc, so I will try to answer some of those questions.
Whisker type silencers are not for everyone, you won?t see them on most target or 3D
shooters bows, and/or on the ?Speed Freak? hunter bows either .
Reason being is they add a few feet per second loss, do they work well enough-to compensate
for speed loss?, all my personal bows will always wear them, however I am into power
hunting, where silence over weighs a couple feet per second any day
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There are other types of string silencers on the market, however they have the same speed loss
and break very quickly.
Mathews Bows are already extreme quite with their built in string suppressor system,
however with a set of whiskers a shooter will hear a extreme difference again ?pure stealth.
If you think you don?t need them, try them, then decide.
The whiskers I have in stock are custom made by ?Apple Archery?, and hands down are the
best in the archery industry; they are designed with strength for today?s modern fast bows.
The older types on the market start breaking in little as a dozen shots; where as ?Apple
Archery?s? whiskers will last the lifetime of the string, they are tuff and durable.
The whiskers sold by Apple archery are in only Black, I had mine done for the shop in bulk
custom colors, black, green, brown and gray.
http://www.applearchery.com/
When bought by the package they will come by the pair approx 5 inches long, I cut the 5 inch
in half and use the four 2 ? inch strips for my whiskers.
1-2-3 or four strips may be used, the more you use the more effective they are and complete a
fuller whisker.
The whisker will sit approx 2 ? to 3 ? from top string suppressor and 3 ? from bottom
suppressor, with the DXT they need to sit at 2 ?, which allows a clear sight pin view without
obstruction, longer ATA bows can be set lower, just make sure a clear view of sights is clear at
full draw.
I have measurements for certain bows on different bow squares, measure and mark string,
this is where your tied in whisker ?stop? will seat and prevent whisker from moving
downward when shooting, elsewhere they suggest a drop of Super Glue on string and slide the
whisker into place, believe it or not I don?t suggest it.
With bow under slight pressure I use my starter string separator [large diaper type pin] and
insert string/serving material, thru center of strands, and tie onto string using a ?Constrictor
knot?, a knot I use constantly in my Wilderness Survival Courses and other wilderness
adventures, best outdoors knot going.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Constrictor_knot
Finish Constrictor knot with a triple loop and single loop knot [surgical]-cut just under ? and
with lighter melt ends together and push into main knot body to form a melted locked knot.
Warning* Do not allow flame near string or allow knot material to burn close to string.
Fold Whiskers over string and use trusty plastic clothes pin to hold whisker on string
Tie whiskers on using constrictor knot and finish with the surgical knot cut and melt end as in
tied stop.
Caution* It is suggested to use leather gloves to tighten knot severely
I have a 7/8 inch mark drawn on my clothes pin ?I use it to mark ends of whiskers to be cutfrom center to both ends.
Then cut whiskers with sharp scissors
Then fluff whisker out by pulling on whiskers, most can be separated quickly just by pulling
on ends, whiskers will fluff even more after several shots.
Use scissors? to trim to desired size and even out, some may like the whisker that size or even
trimmed down smaller.
End results will be a trouble free whisker that will last the life of the string, and considerably
lower the bows noise that much more. And HEY they look good, make you look like a
hunter not a gulldarn paper shooter .
Sorry about the quaility of the pics-done them quicly by myself.