Anyone make bowstrings? FOUND SOME. :)
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Anyone make bowstrings? FOUND SOME. :)
I'm looking for a couple longbow strings, 73" nock-to-nock and... here's the kicker - all natural fibers. I can find modern stuff all over the web, but I'm looking to go totally old school.
Anyone out there do such things?
edit - found a maker.
https://www.etsy.com/transaction/1323996068
Anyone out there do such things?
edit - found a maker.
https://www.etsy.com/transaction/1323996068
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Neat! Having a natural bowstring seems pretty cool, but I'm curious about the performance. For now I'm happy with my modern, synthetic strings - they don't "take me out of it" too much - but still... little details like this can have a big impact.
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Alas! The link you provided is only to a specific transaction, not to a shop or a listing, so it won't let anyone else see it.
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Derp! It's this guy:
https://www.etsy.com/listing/479967814/ ... mish-twist
I confess I'm not professional enough an archer I'd notice a performance difference (probably) - but I do notice the plasticy feel of my current string, so... I figured it'd be worth a shot. We'll see.
https://www.etsy.com/listing/479967814/ ... mish-twist
I confess I'm not professional enough an archer I'd notice a performance difference (probably) - but I do notice the plasticy feel of my current string, so... I figured it'd be worth a shot. We'll see.
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Thanks!
Yeah, I'm curious to know that you think. I may be interested in giving one a try.
Yeah, I'm curious to know that you think. I may be interested in giving one a try.
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So far not so good I'm afraid. I got them today, and one popped right in half at the middle the second I strung it to my bow.
We'll see where things go from here.
We'll see where things go from here.
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Be carefull about this... bad bowstring may cause far more then broken bow especial with higher powndage..Elleth wrote:So far not so good I'm afraid. I got them today, and one popped right in half at the middle the second I strung it to my bow.
We'll see where things go from here.
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Thanks for the caution Scarxik!
Anyhow, HA is being really good about customer service: the difficulty may have been that we had a misunderstanding: he thought I meant a 73" BOW not a 73" STRING - so there wasn't much twist. Anyhow, he's remaking them gratis, so I'm really happy with him so far. We'll see how the new ones do.
Anyhow, HA is being really good about customer service: the difficulty may have been that we had a misunderstanding: he thought I meant a 73" BOW not a 73" STRING - so there wasn't much twist. Anyhow, he's remaking them gratis, so I'm really happy with him so far. We'll see how the new ones do.
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Ah, well that's a shame. I'm eager to hear further results with these. Hopefully this will fix the issue.
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I know a friend here in Great Falls. Craig Compher makes and sells bows, arrows, strings...pretty much everything. And he's really good at it.
Look up C & N Archery. Not sure if he ships but give him a call. Tell him Taylor sent ya.
Look up C & N Archery. Not sure if he ships but give him a call. Tell him Taylor sent ya.
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Does anyone know of a good instructional video on how to take string and tie it off properly for use as bow string? I bought a roll of nylon string for bows, but have no idea what length to cut it at, nor how to tie it off properly.
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Here is the one I use, teaches you to make a flemish twist bowstring. It has good written instructions as well as video.
http://poorfolkbows.com/flemish1.htm
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http://poorfolkbows.com/flemish1.htm
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Thanks!BrianGrubbs wrote:Here is the one I use, teaches you to make a flemish twist bowstring. It has good written instructions as well as video.
http://poorfolkbows.com/flemish1.htm
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Re: Anyone make bowstrings? FOUND SOME. :)
While I've not made any strings myself, this is how I plan to make them when I do. The example in the video uses Dacron 50, but I see no reason why the technique shouldn't work with Linen.
https://youtu.be/3UrWcpyiG6c
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https://youtu.be/3UrWcpyiG6c
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Hey Elleth, it's been months, how are those strings holding up?
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