[Loch-Ruadh] String

[Irina Morevskaia]

Actually, Smithfield is gone now, there's a gymnastics studio there now.

Irina.

On 6/24/05, Terry Varner <tdv250 at hotmail.com> wrote:
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> And Smithfield has moved to Beach.
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> Tegwared McAuley(mka Terry Varner) 
> Loch Ruadh Archery Marshal 
> You need only two tools: WD-40 and duct tape. If it doesn't move and it
> should, use WD-40. 
> If it moves and shouldn't, use the tape 
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> >From: <pcrandal at sbcglobal.net>
> >Reply-To: "Shire of Loch Ruadh, Kingdom of Ansteorra, SCA,Inc."
> <loch-ruadh at ansteorra.org>
> >To: loch-ruadh at ansteorra.org
> >Subject: Re: [Loch-Ruadh] String
> >Date: Thu, 23 Jun 2005 21:16:03 -0700 (PDT)
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> >BTW: Red Sands is closed.
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> >Sluggy! <sluggy9912 at swbell.net> wrote:On Fri, 2005-06-24 at 01:10 +0000,
> donmckinnon1 at netzero.net wrote:
> > > To all those who attended the Bow making class at Gulley's, has anyone
> > > be able to locate a source for the thread recommended to make a bow
> string.
> >
> >I did not attend the class, but I have made a bowstring or two. If the
> >thread in question was sort of bowstring specific, there are two very
> >good products that are available all over the place internet and mail
> >order, but only a few places locally.
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> >One of the most common materials is a Dacron thread called B-50. It's
> >very strong and has very limited stretch. B50 is used in many other
> >applications and is available in many colors, but as bowstring material,
> >it's probably best to get it waxed in 1800 ft spools. That's usually
> >about $7-10 and 1800 feet will make about 45 typical 60" bowstrings for
> >a 50# bow.
> >
> >As for finding it on the internet, Google for 'b50' and you will get
> >about 1000 hits, many of which will be places selling it. I like Three
> >Rivers Archery, but only because I've ordered from them before.
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> >Locally, and locally to me is Fort Worth and environs, I've seen it at
> >Springfield Archery on Davis in North Richland Hills and at Red Sands
> >Archery on Arbrook (?) in Arlington. Most places stock it in black,
> >sometimes in red. Online and mail order, you can usually get it in LOTS
> >of colors. If you are spinning Flemmish strings, contrasting colors are
> >very cool, though I don't think they would be period. :)
> >
> >Another less common, but more specialized material for bowstrings is
> >another synthetic polymer thread called DynaFlight. For the same pull
> >weight, DynaFlight is lighter than B50. Conversely, you can have a
> >stronger string for the same weight. A lighter string means a faster
> >arrow, which usually means a flatter flight and thus, easier to shoot
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> >consistently. To be honest, though, you'll have to shoot a LOT of arrows
> >to tell the difference and few of us shoot enough to tell. I tend to use
> >a string with a larger margin for safety. Ya know, we take care of our
> >stuff, but leaving a bow in the sun to heat the string up, then shooting
> >it for a while and frequently forgetting to rewax it when you shoot a
> >time or two and pretty soon, you have a string that is fraying a bit.
> >Every fiber that is not in the body of the string is not holding the
> >string together! So, if the string is designed 50% stronger than needed,
> >then sustaining even 10% damage may prevent a bow from blowing up in
> >your face at full draw, an experience I do not recommend.
> >
> >I am looking for a good source of waxed Irish linen thread, one of the
> >premier materials for making a more period string. You used to be able
> >to get it from Leather Factor as a shoe and boot supply material, but
> >they don't carry much of that stuff anymore. Linen strings are a little
> >heavier than Dacron and can absorb more water and thus become even
> >heavier, but there is ample evidence that linen was a common material
> >for bowstrings within our period. Cotton is more common than you might
> >think, especially in the orient. You'd think silk would be common, but
> >it stretches too much. I have a skein of flax ready to spin, but I think
> >I will seek expert advice on that skill.
> >
> >I'm rambling now, so I will sign off here! :)
> >
> >Sluggy!
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