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Old 10-14-2006, 01:09 AM
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Has anyone ever had to do this?? If I use unwaxed woulg it be O.K ? Got to go, thanks talk later
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Old 10-14-2006, 01:37 AM
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Never heard of it, but if I did my own servings and was in a pinch I'd do a quick brush-up on different types of fishing lines use one of those.
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Old 10-14-2006, 01:40 AM
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Ina pinch it may get through for a short period of time, but if you are shooting a compound with a release, I just can't see that stuff holding up, On the flip side,your bow would be minty fresh!
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Old 10-14-2006, 03:00 AM
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Minty fresh, that was good one. Ill dig up some serving from a freind, just thought I could actaully do something with that floss stuff
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Old 10-14-2006, 09:01 AM
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Serving, not even a question.
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Old 10-14-2006, 10:59 AM
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I've used dental floss for all kinds of things. To make tied-on nocksets. To keep a busted serving from completely unraveling until I could get back home or to camp to replace it. Tied it on oneend of a flemish string I was makingto keep it from untwisting while I twisted up the other end. Once, when trying to rough set the tiller on a single cam bow at the range, I didn't have any string to stretch over the axles, but I had dental floss in my kit.

Much to my dentist's lasting dismay, I use it more on my bows and stuff than I do on my teeth.[8D]I've always got a couple of spools of the stuff in my box of archery goodies.

But I've never actually used it for serving.
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Old 10-14-2006, 12:25 PM
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I have used it for tying in a peep sight and for nocking points and it works very well for these types of applications.

but it would not work well at allas serving.
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Old 10-14-2006, 08:25 PM
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i've used it under my nock set when the serving starts to slip due to to wear from putting release directly on the string(to prevent ware on the actual string)....works till u can reserve the bow properly...some guys use string as a nock set on there trad equip....im sure floss would work as well...
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Old 10-14-2006, 11:09 PM
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I should of mentioned this was for my peep. I noticed my original ties slipping , un comming untied. Thanks everyone.
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Old 10-15-2006, 09:45 AM
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well...just buy some serving and throw it in your case you can do temp repairs by hand no prob...or you can buy a serving tool with some serving and get serious


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