[Ansteorra-archery] Bow Strings

[Bill Tait]

No problem! I now have to build a jig for doing "continuous loop" strings.

William

On Sat, Nov 3, 2012 at 5:07 PM, Ld. Cian Rhys Gravenor
<metaldog00 at hotmail.com> wrote:
> Sounds easy enough. I'll have to try that the next time I make a bowstring. Thank you. =)
>
> Cian.
>
> Sent from my iPhone
>
> On Nov 2, 2012, at 10:34 PM, "Bill Tait" <arwemakere at gmail.com> wrote:
>
>> It's been many years, but IIRC, you pay out your two bundles the
>> length of string you want, plus 6" or so. Braid your small loop, hook
>> that to the limb. Trim (staggered) the other ends 3" shorter than the
>> bow, braid up the second loop as usual.
>>
>> I may be mistaken on the lengths, but one could easily
>> reverse-engineer a working string to see how the one-loop string
>> compares to the unstrung bow.
>>
>> William
>>
>> On Fri, Nov 2, 2012 at 8:17 PM, Ld. Cian Rhys Gravenor
>> <metaldog00 at hotmail.com> wrote:
>>> Oh really? How is that done?
>>>
>>> Cian
>>>
>>> Sent from my iPhone
>>>
>>> On Nov 2, 2012, at 10:11 PM, "Bill Tait" <arwemakere at gmail.com> wrote:
>>>
>>>> I learned how to make flemish twist using the bow as your gauge.
>>>>
>>>> William
>>>>
>>>> On Fri, Nov 2, 2012 at 8:09 PM, Frank Schalles
>>>> <francisschalles at gmail.com> wrote:
>>>>> I do that also, but not everyone has a flemish and endless loop board. :-)
>>>>> Francois de Lions
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> On Fri, Nov 2, 2012 at 8:48 PM, Ld. Cian Rhys Gravenor
>>>>> <metaldog00 at hotmail.com> wrote:
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Yeah, but why purchase bow strings when you can make them yourself. Much
>>>>>> cheaper and your friends appreciate you more. =)
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Sent from my iPhone
>>>>>>
>>>>>> On Oct 28, 2012, at 5:17 PM, "Frank Schalles" <francisschalles at gmail.com>
>>>>>> wrote:
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Archers!
>>>>>>
>>>>>> While I was participating at the Royal Huntsman yesterday I mentioned that
>>>>>> I found a company that had decent
>>>>>> bow strings at pretty good prices. It's call Stone Mountain Bowstrings.
>>>>>> You might want to take a look.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> http://stonemountainbowstrings.com
>>>>>>
>>>>>> In Service.
>>>>>> Ld. Francois de Lions
>>>>>> Bonwicke
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
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