[Ansteorra-archery] String length

[John Hirling]

On Tue, Apr 17, 2012 at 10:04 AM, Bill Tait <arwemakere at gmail.com> wrote:

> Are the factory markings still visible on the bow? XX# @28", XX amo?
>
> William
>

No
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> On Tue, Apr 17, 2012 at 8:02 AM, Crandall <4fooles.matters at gmail.com>wrote:
>
>> Agreed. I make a string starting with the large loop, then tie off the
>> bottom end with a timber hitch. Then I string and test the fist until
>> it is right, moving the hitch for length. I rarely make a bottom loop,
>> I just leave the hitch. Have not had one fail yet.
>>
>>
>> On Tue, Apr 17, 2012 at 9:32 AM, Wayne Law <dragonlaw1 at gmail.com> wrote:
>> > 4" short of the end would get you in the ballpark for a recurve.
>> > String one end, the other end should be about 4" short.
>> >
>> > Leofwine
>> >
>> >
>> > On Tue, Apr 17, 2012 at 9:23 AM, John Hirling <jhirling at gmail.com>
>> wrote:
>> >> Greetings all -  Is there any rule-of-thumb for string length or would
>> I be
>> >> best off simply creating the first loop (on a flemish twist) and
>> bending to
>> >> an appropriate fist?  I have not been able to find a string length for
>> this
>> >> bow (an old Ben Pearson 333) online.
>> >>
>> >> Keleman
>> >>
>> >> One person with passion is better than forty people merely interested."
>> >>
>> >> — E. M. Forster
>> >>
>> >>
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