Fun little archery project.

[Ursus]

Every time I watch Ridley Scotts Robin Hood I always notice that Russell Crowe appears to use what look like small leather finger tabs. Inspired I stitched this pair based off the ones in the movie. I hit the range for a bit with my warbow and found that they do a great job. They protect well and even better they are weightless and easy to tuck into my waist pouch. Enjoy!

[Kortoso]

Very neat!
I suppose you could even attach thongs to them and tie them to you wrist so they would never be far.

[Greg]

I would be concerned that the string would pull them off...what has experience shown?

[Ursus]

I would be concerned that the string would pull them off...what has experience shown?

I took very precise measurements of my fingers so they fit like a second skin. They take a minute to pull on but that's the only difficulty I have with them. The key was getting the right thickness of leather. I shot for about an hour yesterday with no slipping or pulling off.

[Manveruon]

Very cool! I'm glad I wasn't the only one who noticed those in the movie, heh. I've actually been meaning to make a pair like these for a while now, but I've sort of avoided it because I was always worried, like Greg, that they might not be very practical, because they might slip off with use. I'm glad you were the guinea-pig for this one, haha! I'll definitely have to whip some of these up! Maybe before my trek in July, so I don't have to carry my whole glove (which is somewhat modern, and has a Velcro wrist strap).

[Greg]

How do they feel during menial tasks or combat? Could you chop veggies, toss them in a pot, Oberhau, and then shoot your bow?

[Ursus]

How do they feel during menial tasks or combat? Could you chop veggies, toss them in a pot, Oberhau, and then shoot your bow?

Lol, that's quite the obstacle course! I'll get back to you on that one. I really don't imagine wearing them when Im not shooting. Mainly their function is to cover my callouses when they start to get sore. A tip if you make some though, make them ever so slightly smaller than needed. Repeated pulling on, flexing fingers and sweat will allow them to stretch so smaller is better.

[Peter Remling]

How do they feel during menial tasks or combat? Could you chop veggies, toss them in a pot, Oberhau, and then shoot your bow?

I believe you mean Oberhau into chop veggies then toss them in a pot and finally, shoot your bow

[Rifter]

I've noticed that too and glad to see they function

[Ursus]

They do work well for casual shooting, but having field tested them extensively I do not plan on making them a part of my ranger kit.