Hey guys, I've got a neighbor who approached me a couple days ago with an old stickbow he'd acquired... It has no string on it, and he asked me if I knew anything about them.

I was honest and told him "not a thing." He said he'd heard where you should soak an old bow like that in kerosene or something before attempting to re-string it, so that the limbs wouldn't break. I told him I had no idea, but I'd post a thread in here for him and see if we could get some help or ideas...

Here's what the bow looks like:





It's basically a short, old bow which I assumeis pretty cheaply made; at least it doesn't look like anything special. I mean, you can probably tell from the pics that the handle is pretty much just electrical tape.

But... he wants to put a string on it, and had these concerns... so I told him I'd at least ask what the experts say.

Thanks for your help.