[Ansteorra-archery] String length

Bill Tait arwemakere at gmail.com
Tue Apr 17 08:04:18 PDT 2012


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

William

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
> >>
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